Enhancing State Food Testing Laboratories in Support of an Integrated Food Safety System

Food and Drug Administration

Description

This grant aims to improve state laboratories' ability to test human and animal foods by focusing on prioritized sample testing and food defense in microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry. It also supports projects for method development and enhancing testing capabilities to boost food safety and defense.

This cooperative agreement aims to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories through prioritized sample testing and food defense preparedness in microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry. It also includes method development and capacity/capabilit…

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Grant ID

RFA-FD-25-007

Agency

Food and Drug Administration

Subcategory/Subagency

Food and Drug Administration

Key Dates

Opportunity Released

January 17, 2025

Eligibility

The following categories of applicants are invited to apply:

  • State Governments
  • County Governments
  • City or Township Governments
  • Special District Governments
  • Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
  • U.S. Territories or Possessions
  • Higher Education Institutions: Public/State-Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
  • Higher Education Institutions: Private Institutions of Higher Education
Additional Eligibility Information
Additional eligibility requirements and restrictions: - Accreditation requirements (by track): • Product testing tracks: Applicant organizations must be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 in at least one human or animal food testing method applicable to the discipline for which they are applying. • Tracks other than product testing: Applicant organizations must be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025 OR have a laboratory quality system that ensures QA/QC of testing, including validated methods, document co…
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