FORECAST · COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Flexible Funding Model-Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for State Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs (U2F) Clinical Trials Not Allowed
- Expected deadline
- Not stated
- Who can apply
- Others
- Award range
- $340,000 to $1.3 million
- Expected awards
- 4
- Total program funding
- Not stated
- Your own money required
- No cost sharing or matching required
- Opportunity number
- FOR-FD-24-009
- Posted
- Nov 24, 2023
- Assistance listing
- 93.103
More on who can apply
Governments• U.S. Territory or PossessionThis opportunity is only available to the following State, Tribal or Territorial food safety programs:Manufactured food regulatory programs with current the FDA food safety inspection contracts (providing funding to state agency food protection regulatory programs), or those that meet the eligibility requirements and agree to enter into a food safety inspection contract with the FDA at the earliest possible date, are eligible to apply for funding under this cooperative agreement. Competition is limited to state, tribal and territorial manufactured food
What it funds
The intended outcome of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to advance efforts for a nationally Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) by supporting Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS), Food Protection Task Force (FPTF) programs, Dietary Supplement (DS) programs, and special projects. For the purposes of this NOFO, the term state encompasses all eligible organizations as defined in Section 3. MFRPS Development or Maintenance: The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) section is to advance efforts for a nationally Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) by assisting state manufactured food regulatory programs to achieve and maintain conformance with the most current version of the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS). The MFRPS are intended to ensure that state manufactured food regulatory programs implement a high-quality regulatory program through the development and maintenance of a regulatory framework that builds on and emphasizes mutual reliance with all programs. Also, the program standards are intended to enhance food safety by establishing a uniform basis for measuring and improving the performance of manufactured food regulatory programs in the United States. Conformance with these program standards will help federal and state programs better direct their regulatory activities at reducing foodborne illness hazards in plants that manufacture, process, pack, or hold foods. Food Protection Task Force (FPTF): The purpose of this funding option is to establish and/or support a Food Protection Task Force (FPTF) with diverse membership representative of stakeholders across the state that is responsible for promoting the integration of an efficient statewide human and animal food (HAF) protection system that addre…
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