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Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration

Food and Drug Administration · FOR-FD-26-003

Closed

Total Program Funding

$4.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

TBD

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration. Food and Drug Administration. The program furthers the FDA's support of state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) retail food safety programs in their efforts to reduce the occurrence of food-borne illness risk factors for the benefit of the public. Recipients of this funding will assist SLTT agencies in conducting... $4,000,000 total program funding; ~5 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Competition will be limited to non-profit national organizations affiliated with one or more institutions of higher learning whose membership inclu...

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Competitiveness: Very high — extremely limited awards available

What This Grant Funds

The program furthers the FDA's support of state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) retail food safety programs in their efforts to reduce the occurrence of food-borne illness risk factors for the benefit of the public. Recipients of this funding will assist SLTT agencies in conducting research, implementing intervention strategies, and performing other activities to reduce the occurrence of food-borne illness risk factors, reduce the burden of foodborne illness, and advance a nationally integrated food safety system.

Who Can Apply

Competition will be limited to non-profit national organizations affiliated with one or more institutions of higher learning whose membership includes state, local, tribal and territorial regulatory personnel whose primary duties include retail food safety, as explicitly permitted by the grant-making provisions of FSMA (21 USC 399).

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Total Program Funding: $4.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: August 4, 2025

Application Deadline: TBD (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

Danielle Head Grants Management Specialist (301) 796-2984

danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov

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