The FDA is offering the FERN Cooperative Agreement Program to microbiological, chemical, and radiological laboratories aiming to enhance analytical capacity and expertise for food emergency events. This grant targets state, local, and tribal labs to provide surge capacity testing for food samples during outbreaks. Grantees will conduct sample collection, analysis, and reporting, possibly handling up to 480 emergency response and surveillance samples annually. They will be expected to implement standardized methods and achieve ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for quality data. The program also includes method development projects and rapid responses to food outbreaks, directed by the FERN National Program Office. Closing date for applications is Jun 29, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 276031
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-FD-15-019 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FDA FERN Cooperative Agreement Continuation Program (U18) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Food and Nutrition |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.103 — Food and Drug Administration_Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 20, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 29, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 29, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 29, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $240,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) 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 Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) Cooperative Agreement Program for Microbiological, Chemical, and/or Radiological laboratories. The FERN cooperative agreements are intended to target state, local, and tribal FERN laboratories to provide increased analytical capacity and expertise (including method development and validation) 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 potential sample collection capabilities may be tasked with sample collection activities in support of this program. Numbers of samples and scheduling of samples will be determined by the FERN National Program Office (NPO) in coordination with grantees. Federal or State surveillance assignments will also be a source of samples for lab analysis. The FDA estimates that the analysis of up to 480 emergency response and surveillance samples per year may be needed.
These cooperative agreements will also be utilized to implement standardized analytical results through the usage of standardized methods, equipment platforms (funded through this cooperative agreement) analytical worksheets, and electronic reporting. Each lab should have a quality management system in place to ensure data quality. Laboratories will be encouraged to obtain ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation or adopt a quality system comparable to this international standard. 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Announcement of RFA-FD-15-019 on NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Daniel Lukash
Grants Management Specialist Phone 240/402-7596 Email:daniel.lukash@fda.hhs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 276031 Other Supporting Documents-SF 424 RR Version C instructions 1 -> sf424_rr_guide_general_verc.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Daniel Lukash Grants Management Specialist Phone 240/402-7596 Email: daniel.lukash@fda.hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.103 | PKG00216326 | Apr 29, 2015 | Jun 29, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
276031 RR_SF424_2_0-2.0.pdf
276031 PHS398_ResearchPlan_2_0-2.0.pdf
276031 PHS398_CoverPageSupplement_2_0-2.0.pdf
276031 RR_Budget_1_3-1.3.pdf
276031 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_2_0-2.0.pdf
276031 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
276031 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
276031 PlannedReport-1.0.pdf
276031 PHS398_CumulativeInclusionReport-1.0.pdf
276031 RR_SubawardBudget30_1_3-1.3.pdf
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