The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), is offering the NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program aimed at strengthening antibiotic resistance surveillance in retail food specimens. This program is a continuation of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) to combat antibiotic resistance threats. The grant aims to enhance public health by improving the detection of antibiotic resistance in food commodities and expanding sampling sites. Measurable outcomes will align with NARMS Objectives to protect and promote public health.
Opportunity ID: 324297
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | FOR-FD-20-006 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Consumer Protection Food and Nutrition |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 50 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.876 — Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 25, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 25, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – Archiving forecasts |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | – Archiving forecasts |
| Archive Date: | May 26, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible OrganizationsHigher Education Institutions• Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education • Private Institutions of Higher Education The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for FDA support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education: o Hispanic-serving Institutionso Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)o Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) o Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutionso Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education) • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education) For-Profit Organizations• Small Businesses• For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)Governments• 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. Territory or PossessionOther• Independent School Districts• Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities• Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)• Faith-based or Community-based Organizations• Regional Organizations• Foreign InstitutionsNon-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.Foreign components, as defined in the HHS Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Food and Drug Administration |
| Description: |
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 agreements 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Rene Vasquez
Grants Management Specialist Email:rene.vasquez@fda.hhs.gov |
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