Funding Opportunities Provided by Office of Domestic Partnerships
Information regarding grant, cooperative agreement, and contract programs managed by FDA Office of Domestic Partnerships:
Current funding opportunities available to regulatory partners can be found at www.grants.gov. Information regarding past awardees can be found at www.usaspending.gov.
Announcements
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded the National Project to Support and Promote Consistent Implementation of Regulatory Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Cooperative Agreement to the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA).
NASDA will receive up to $3.9 million over three years to collaborate with the FDA in developing, implementing, and improving a nationally consistent system of support which facilitates the implementation of state and territorial produce safety regulatory programs that are modernized and aligned with the standards set forth in the FDA’s rule: “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption” (commonly referred to as the Produce Safety Rule).
The purpose of this support system will be to assist these agencies, in conjunction with the FDA, in advancing efforts for a nationally integrated food safety system through planning, establishment, and/or enhancement of state and territorial produce safety regulatory programs that encourage the safe production of fresh fruits and vegetables, promote understanding of the Produce Safety Rule and enforce compliance with the Produce Safety Rule's requirements.
The FDA’s Produce Safety Rule establishes science-based minimum standards for the growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce intended for human consumption. Achieving these standards requires strong collaboration between federal, state, and territorial agencies. Many state and territorial regulatory bodies are actively aligning their practices with the modernized standards of the Produce Safety Rule, and this agreement provides essential funding to develop nationally consistent programs in support of this alignment.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded the Cooperative Agreement for the Alliance to Support the Activities of the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS), including the Grade A Milk Safety and National Shellfish Sanitation Programs to the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO). AFDO was awarded $4.8M in the first year of this three-year Cooperative Agreement, and will sub-award funds to state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) regulatory program that work in either the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program, Grade “A” Milk Safety Program, or the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP).
Supplemental funding was allowed for continuous improvement for the Grade “A” Milk Safety Program, for activities specific to H5N1/Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) emergency response efforts, which includes sample collections, personal protective equipment (PPE), other equipment, and conducting multi-drug residue surveillance sampling.
The intended outcomes of the Cooperative Agreement are 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).
Promote 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 NSSP within their respective jurisdictions.
The agency’s overarching goals for the Cooperative Agreement are to:
Assist the agency in meeting provisions of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Support the efforts of our federal and SLTT regulatory and public health agency partners to build a national Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS).
An IFSS provides the vision, guiding principles, and key components of a coordinated approach to food safety. It describes the continual improvements and collaborative activities of food safety that will be addressed through the implementation of a collection of initiatives, programs and projects. It includes the implementation of seamless partnerships and operations among federal and SLTT regulatory agencies as well as academic, foreign, industry and consumer stakeholders (strategic partners) to achieve the public health mission of realizing a safer food supply.
Resources
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Important information regarding the process to apply for a grant or cooperative agreement:
A critical step to successfully applying for a grant or cooperative agreement is meeting the registration requirements. Registration can take 6 weeks or more, so begin the registration process now. Also, take the time to verify all of your registrations are up-to-date. Please note that SAM now replaces CCR; if you previously registered under CCR, you will need to re-register under SAM for any applications you wish to submit. Applicant organizations must complete and maintain the following registrations as described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide to be eligible to apply for or receive an award.
Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) - All registrations require that applicants be issued a DUNS number. After obtaining a DUNS number, applicants can begin both SAM and eRA Commons registrations. The same DUNS number must be used for all registrations, as well as on the grant application.
System for Award Management (SAM) (formerly CCR) – Applicants must complete and maintain an active registration, which requires renewal at least annually. The renewal process may require as much time as the initial registration. SAM registration includes the assignment of a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code for domestic organizations which have not already been assigned a CAGE Code.
eRA Commons - Applicants must have an active DUNS number and SAM registration in order to complete the eRA Commons registration. Organizations can register with the eRA Commons as they are working through their SAM or Grants.gov registration. eRA Commons requires organizations to identify at least one Signing Official (SO) and at least one Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) account in order to submit an application.
Grants.gov – Applicants must have an active DUNS number and SAM registration in order to complete the Grants.gov registration.
In the interest of stakeholder collaboration and transparency, the FDA is providing links to customized USASpending.gov searches that detail the agency's investments (i.e., contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements) with state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT), association, and other partners to protect the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.
Notes:
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