Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / Food and Drug Administration

RFA-FD-24-004: Building an Integrated Laboratory System to Advance the Safety of Human and Animal Food

Closed Closed October 27, 2023 Opportunity RFA-FD-24-004 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Flexible Funding Model - Advancing Domestic Mutual Reliance Through Strengthened Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs (PAR-27-017). Status: Rolling or no fixed deadline. It is in our archive of Food and Drug Administration notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$500,000
• Total funding$500,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits.

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher EducationNonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)This opportunity is only available to non-profit, food safety training entities that are national associations/organizations that represent State and local laboratories that conduct food and/or animal feed testing on behalf of State and local regulatory programs and collaborate with one (1) or more institutions of higher education. The applicant is required to hold an information sharing agreement with the FDA under 21 CFR 20.88(e) or be able to obtain the agreement at the earliest possible date after the award. Foreign InstitutionsNon-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the HHS Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Food and Drug Administration Research awards averaged $1.3 million; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (35% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The intended outcome of this funding opportunity is to support and enhance national laboratory capacities and capabilities of human and animal food testing laboratories, specifically through the activities of an association that include: trainings, workshops, meetings, and other educational resources; conduct research on national testing capacity and capability; prepare best practices and other guidance manuals; support ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory accreditation for non-accredited laboratories; and other activities to support human and animal food testing laboratories.

Category: Food and Nutrition.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, PAR-27-017, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.