FDA’s Curriculum Development and Training Delivery Grant for Regulating Food Safety

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 Institutions
o Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
o Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
o Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
o 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 Possession

Other
• 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

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA), Office of Training, Education, and Development (OTED) is announcing this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for a Cooperative Agreement.

The goals of this Cooperative Agreement are to continue the development of the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) National Curriculum Standard (NCS) curriculum frameworks for regulatory stakeholders with the capacity to expand into other program areas as directed; further work and research on the development and validation of competency statements; and revise, develop and deliver courses to FDA stakeholders nationwide (other federal, state, local, tribal and territorial regulators). All of these activities are intended to help ensure the appropriate training of regulatory stakeholders.

Under FSMA Section 209, FDA is directed to improve the training of state, local, territorial and tribal food safety officials and set standards and administer training and education programs to ensure a competent work force doing comparable work.