Building an Integrated Laboratory System to Advance the Safety of Food and Animal Feed (U18)

Post Date

June 8th 2012

Application Due Date

July 16th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-FD-12-025

CFDA Number(s)

93.103

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Consumer Protection
Food and Nutrition
Health

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1500000

• Award Range:

  $1 - $1500000

Grant Description

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is issued to announce the availability of a cooperative agreement to be awarded under a Limited Competition. The goal of this FDA/ORA Cooperative Agreement Program is to facilitate long-term improvements to the national food and animal feed safety system by strengthening multi-disciplinary laboratory collaboration and equivalency. The advancement of ISO/IEC 17025:2005 laboratory accreditation for food and animal feed regulatory laboratories is a foundational component of building an integrated laboratory system for the advancement of public health. In addition, the provision of funding will establish a formal platform to build an integrated laboratory community consisting of State and local food regulatory laboratories and regulatory program managers. The laboratory community will advance the sharing, equivalency, and acceptability of laboratory results in support of public health goals. Effective leveraging of resources and harmonization of efforts will require collaboration with relevant initiatives, including those of federal partners, national initiatives and associations, State, and local partners.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  Food and Drug Administration

• Agency Contact:

  Daniel Lukash
  Grants Management Specialist
  Phone 301-827-6771

• Agency Mailing Address:

  daniel.lukash@fda.hhs.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  daniel.lukash@fda.hhs.gov

• More Information:

  full announcement for RFA-FD-12-025 on NIH Guide