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The intended outcome of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated animal food safety system by assisting State animal food regulatory programs to achieve and maintain full implementation of the Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS).
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Obtain Full Opportunity Text:RFA-FD-24-035 Funding Opportunity Announcement
Additional Information of Eligibility:This opportunity is only available to the following State animal food safety programs: Animal food regulatory programs with current FDA animal food safety inspection contracts (providing funding to State agency animal food production regulatory programs), or those that meet the eligibility requirements and apply for and agree to enter into an animal food safety inspection contract with FDA at the earliest possible date, are eligible to apply for funding under this cooperative agreement.
Competition is limited to State animal food regulatory programs because the foundational work conducted under the current FDA animal food safety inspection contracts is necessary for the completion of significant improvements in a nationally integrated food safety system.
Applicants will be categorized under one of two funding tracks: AFRPS Development or AFRPS Maintenance (see eligibility criteria below).
The applicant must hold a nonpublic information sharing agreement with FDA pursuant to 20 CFR §20.88 (“20.88 agreement”) or agree to enter into a 20.88 agreement with FDA by the end of grant year one (June 30, 2025).
Full Opportunity Web Address:https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-24-035.htmlContact: Agency Email Description: terrin.brown@fda.hhs.gov
Agency Email: Date Posted: 2024-03-15
Application Due Date: Archive Date: 2024-06-19