Opportunity ID: 169219
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | RFA-FD-12-018 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | FDA FERN Microbiological Cooperative Agreement Continuation Program (U18) |
| Opportunity Category:: | Continuation |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.448 — Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | May 04, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | May 15, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 02, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 02, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Aug 01, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 4,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $250,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Food and Drug Administration |
| Description:: | The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications from institutions/ organizations for inclusion into FDA’s FERN Microbiology Cooperative Agreement Program. The FERN cooperative agreements are intended to target state, local, and tribal FERN labs to provide increased sample analyses in the event of food outbreaks or other large-scale food emergency events requiring surge capacity testing of implicated food samples. These samples could involve foods and/or environmental samples related to foods, and will be collected by Federal, State, or local agencies. Selected labs with existing sample collection capabilities may be tasked with sample collection activities in support of this program. Numbers of samples and scheduling of samples will be done by the FERN National Program Office (NPO) in coordination with State/Local lab authorities. Federal or State surveillance assignments will also be a source of samples for lab analysis. The FDA estimates that the analysis of 500 samples per year would be optimal.
These cooperative agreements will also be utilized to implement standardized analysis results through the usage of standardized methods, equipment platforms (provided by the grant), analytical worksheets, and electronic reporting. Also provided will be training and proficiency testing for each method/platform. Minimal quality management systems will be initiated for each lab, based on existing systems in place in each lab and consultations between the FERN NPO and each lab management group. Grantees will also be involved in small-scale, short-term method development and method validation projects as directed by the FERN NPO. Matrix extension assignments are also required and can have the potential of requiring rapid turn-around times to respond to food outbreaks. Grant funds will be awarded for the equipment, an FTE and some of the yearly operating and maintenance costs. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | Revised to reflect correct opportunity #. | May 15, 2012 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 93.448 |
| Competition ID: | RFA-FD-12-018 |
| Competition Title: | FERN Micro |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00121955 |
| Opening Date: | May 15, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Jul 01, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Gladys Melendez-Bohler |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
SF424 (R & R) [V1.2] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.3] Research And Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V1.2] Research & Related Budget [V1.1] PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement [V1.4] PHS 398 Research Plan [V1.3] PHS 398 Checklist [V1.3] |
| optional_forms |
R & R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form 5 YR 30 ATT [V1.2] PHS Cover Letter [V1.2] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.448 | RFA-FD-12-018 | FERN Micro | PKG00121955 | May 15, 2012 | Jul 01, 2012 | View | Gladys Melendez-Bohler | Organization Applicants |