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

RFA-FD-24-034: Alliance to Support the Activities of the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS), including the Grade “A” Milk Safety and National Shellfish Sanitation Programs (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed

Closed Closed May 6, 2024 Opportunity RFA-FD-24-034 ☆ 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 2024.

• Award ceiling$6.0 million
• Total funding$6.0 million
• 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
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Others: Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education. Eligibility is further limited to a non-profit food safety training association or organization that collaborates with one or more institutions of higher education, and whose membership includes but may not be limited to state or territorial employees, who work in either the manufactured food regulatory program, the Grade “A” Milk Safety program, or the National Shellfish Sanitation regulatory program. Only national associations or organizations representing state or territorial food regulatory programs as a primary purpose are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity. Competition is limited to these national organizations/associations for the following reasons:These national organizations/associations will have the relationships and communication systems to effectively promote the objectives established under this cooperative agreement. These national organizations/associations have a vested interest and share FDA’s visions to advance food safety vcm,h7 and improve public health outcomes. These national organizations/associations can best collaborate with the FDA.These national organizations/associations can provide a platform for sharing information and national implementation of the projects through national and regional meetings, web sites, listservs, and other communications. Most national associations/organizations also have committees that may further advance the projects pursued by the subawardees. Applicant associations must hold an information sharing agreement with FDA under 21 CFR 20.88(e) or be able to obtain an agreement prior to the start date of the award. Information sharing is limited to pre-decisional information and only for the purpose outlined in this award. Pursuant to 21 USC 399(a)(1)(B) & (2), applicants must submit to FDA: (A) an assurance that it has developed plans to engage in the types of activities described in throughout this RFA; (B) a description of the types of activities to be funded by the grant; (C) an itemization of how grant funds received will be expended; (D) a description of how grant activities will be monitored; and (E) an agreement by the eligible entity to report information required by the Secretary to conduct evaluations as required by 21 USC 399(f)(1).

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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 $6.0 million 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 purpose of this NOFO is: 1) To facilitate long-term improvements to the national food safety system by strengthening interagency collaboration, improving the states' regulatory and surveillance protection programs for manufactured foods, conducting research, and promoting the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS); and 2) The continued development, implementation, management, and support of a funding system for those state and territorial agencies that have primary responsibility for regulating Grade “A” milk or molluscan shellfish (or both). Such agencies may apply and be sub-awarded funds to facilitate training, equipment purchases, or provide for other priorities needed to implement the Grade "A" Milk Safety program and the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) within their respective jurisdictions.

Category: Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Food and Nutrition.

Applying now

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

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