# Federal and State Integration Activities to Advance Cooperation and Regulatory Standards Among Animal Food Safety Regulatory Programs

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-fd-25-022-federal-and-state-integration-activities-to-advance/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360122

> Food and Drug Administration offered grants of up to $600,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $600,000 in total. Applications closed on August 1, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | RFA-FD-25-022 |
| Agency | Food and Drug Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 1, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $600,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $600,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.103 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This limited competition opportunity is only available to the following animal food safety training entities that collaborate with one or more institutes of higher education:National organizations and associations representing state animal food regulatory programs as a primary purpose and primarily consisting of membership from state animal feed regulatory program directors and staff, or government agencies including, but not limited to, AFRPS enrollees, and who collaborate with one or more institutions of higher education as defined in 21 USC 399(b).

## What the grant funds

This Notice of Funding Opportunity is issued to announce the availability of a cooperative agreement to be awarded under a Limited Competition. The purpose is to provide a funding opportunity for national feed associations to advance and promote a national animal food safety system by building inter-agency collaboration, improving states' regulatory and surveillance protection programs, and promoting the Animal Feed Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS). Effective leveraging of animal food safety resources and harmonization requires collaboration with relevant initiatives, including those of federal partners, national initiatives and associations, and state partners.

## Questions people ask

### Is RFA-FD-25-022 still open?

No. It closed on August 1, 2025. A newer notice is open: PAR-27-017, rolling or no fixed deadline.

### Who can apply for Federal and State Integration Activities to Advance Cooperation and Regulatory Standards Among Animal Food Safety Regulatory Programs?

Food and Drug Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Federal and State Integration Activities to Advance Cooperation and Regulatory Standards Among Animal Food Safety Regulatory Programs?

Closed August 1, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $600,000 each. About $600,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Food and Drug Administration Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Critical Path Institute, National Environmental Health Association, Association of Food & Drug Officials. The program made 940 awards worth $1.2 billion in that time.