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RFA-FD-26-013: Cooperative Agreement to Support Shellfish Safety Assistance Project

Closed Closed August 21, 2026 Opportunity RFA-FD-26-013 ☆ 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 2026.

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

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

Only the following applicant is eligible to apply for this single source funding opportunity: Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference

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 purpose of this funding opportunity is to (1) improve information exchange and transfer among States, Federal and Foreign Agencies, industry, and consumers; (2) strengthen state activities through training, technical assistance, research, education, and support for States to participate in meetings that foster a cooperative shellfish program based on public health principles; and (3) promote efforts and projects, including research, that will contribute significantly to the ability states to identify and implement scientifically defensible food safety controls to reduce the risk of illness associated with molluscan shellfish consumption, including but not limited to, pathogenic Vibrio spp, Campylobacter, and Salmonella.

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.

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