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gov Maintenance Calendar View similar opportunities Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18) Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:PAR-23-202 Funding Opportunity Title:Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18) Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Agriculture Expected Number of Awards:25 Assistance Listings:93.
103 -- Food and Drug Administration Research Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:May 18, 2023 Original Closing Date for Applications:Jul 01, 2023 Current Closing Date for Applications:Sep 04, 2028 Archive Date:Sep 05, 2028 Estimated Total Program Funding: Eligible Applicants:Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Independent school districts City or township governments Special district governments Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Additional Information on Eligibility: ## Additional Information Agency Name:Food and Drug Administration Description:The goal of this NOFO is to fund veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the Vet-LIRN network for grants associated with projects and equipment.
Specific objectives include: 1. Supporting the development, adaptation, or verification/validation of new methods associated with animal food issues or antimicrobial resistance. 2.
Short-term surveillance or monitoring efforts aligned with the CVM mission. 3. Supporting equipment for testing or developing tests associated with animal food-related issues or antimicrobial resistance, including those for emerging technologies.
4. Developing projects related to antimicrobial stewardship, in alignment with CVM's key initiatives in this area. 5.
Contributing as part of Vet-LIRN's AMR monitoring program, including sequencing isolates. 6. Supporting work associated with One Health, including emerging diseases such as COVID-19, when funding is available.
Link to Additional Information:FULL ANNOUNCEMENT Grantor Contact Information:If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: Grants Management Specialist E-mail: kimberly. pendleton@fda. hhs.
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The current listing shows $225K – $2.5M per award. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18) are due September 4, 2028. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
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The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated animal food safety system providing state animal food regulatory programs the ability to achieve full implementation of the Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) within 5 years and to maintain full implementation. This NOFO will also fund optional projects for state animal food regulatory programs to:Advance food safety and protect public health by strengthening partnerships with the FDA and other state animal food regulatory partners through sharing, collaboration, coordination, and leveraging each other’s expertise, work, data, and enforcement actions.Develop and standardize processes, procedures, systems, and other methods to integrate federal and state animal food regulatory work resulting in mutual reliance.Specific outcomes may include, but are not limited to:State animal food regulatory programs will achieve and maintain implementation of the AFRPS, which is recognized as a critical element to creating a national, fully integrated food safety system.Operational use of standardized animal food regulatory systems developed by state programs to compel federal reliance on state regulatory work and resources and reciprocal state reliance on federal work and resources, resulting in mutual reliance.This project will strengthen and improve FDA efforts to build an integrated food safety system by building high quality state animal food regulatory programs that can promote regulatory compliance and prevent foodborne illnesses. Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-25-003. Assistance Listing: 93.103. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: AG,CP,FN. Award Amount: Up to $300K per award.
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), builds upon the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) which was initiated in 1996 as one of the key activities in a national action plan to combat antibiotic resistance threats. The purpose of this FOA is to protect and promote public health by enhancing, strengthening, and sustaining antibiotic resistance surveillance in retail food specimens within the NARMS program. The NARMS cooperative agreement is intended to improve the detection of antibiotic resistance among bacteria in food commodities, as well as expand to new sites to expand the scope of sampling. Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the NARMS Objectives. Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-25-014. Assistance Listing: 93.103. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: AG,CP,FN. Award Amount: Up to $200K per award.
This cooperative agreement is intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories in support of an integrated food safety system (IFSS). This is achieved through prioritized sample testing and food defense preparedness in the areas of microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry, as well as method development and capacity/capability development projects that support and expand food safety and food defense testing. Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-25-007. Assistance Listing: 93.103. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: AG,CP,FN. Award Amount: Up to $1.5M per award.
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