The Department of Health is offering up to five cooperative agreements to establish all-hazards food emergency Rapid Response Teams (RRT) to improve the national food safety system. These teams will focus on preparing for and responding to foodborne outbreaks, enhancing collaboration between agencies, and implementing preventive practices. The grants aim to strengthen intra-agency and interagency coordination, improve multiagency responses, and build programs based on best practices. Applicants will need to work closely with state agencies, FDA District Offices, and other FDA program offices, as well as federal partners like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State and local partners to achieve program improvement and resource harmonization.
Opportunity ID: 169053
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | RFA-FD-12-013 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Food Protection Rapid Response Teams (U18) |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Consumer Protection |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.103 — Food and Drug Administration_Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | May 03, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Jun 13, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 06, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 06, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Aug 05, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 3,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Food and Drug Administration |
| Description:: | This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is being issued to announce the availability of up to five cooperative agreements to be awarded under a Limited Competition. These cooperative agreements are intended to develop, implement, and sustain an all-hazards food emergency Rapid Response Team (RRT) concept, encompassing both food and feed protection programs, within the national integrated food safety system. Preparing for and effectively responding to foodborne outbreaks, documenting results in a transparent manner, and identifying potential preventive practices are all significant elements of an effective RRT. Implementing the RRT concept facilitates long-term improvements to the national food safety system by strengthening intra-agency and interagency collaboration, both to improve effectiveness of multiagency responses and to build programs on nationally shared best practices and tools. This will be accomplished through the provision of funding for program improvement and will require extensive cooperation and coordination with critical state agencies, FDA District Offices, and other FDA program offices. Effective leveraging of resources and harmonization of efforts will also require collaboration with relevant initiatives, including those of federal partners (e.g., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)), national initiatives and associations, and State and local partners. |
| 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 | Modification to estimated number of awards and estimated total program funding. | Jun 13, 2012 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 93.103 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00120330 |
| Opening Date: | May 07, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Jul 06, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Lisa Ko |
| 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: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.103 | PKG00120330 | May 07, 2012 | Jul 06, 2012 | View | Lisa Ko | Organization Applicants |