National Curriculum Standard Development for Integrated Food Safety System Regulators (U18)

The summary for the National Curriculum Standard Development for Integrated Food Safety System Regulators (U18) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Food and Drug Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
National Curriculum Standard Development for Integrated Food Safety System Regulators (U18): Food and Drug Administration's (FDA), Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA),Office of Resource Management (ORM), Division of Human Resource Development (DHRD) is announcing this Funding

Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for a Cooperative Agreement Grant.

The goals of this Cooperative Agreement Grant are to continue the development of the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) National Curriculum Standard (NCS) competency and curriculum frameworks, further work on the development and validation of competency statements, and create and pilot course content based on analysis data and findings with subject matter experts that address the required knowledge, skills, and abilities of regulators within an IFSS.

These efforts are important to improving the training of state, local, territorial, and tribal food safety officials.
Federal Grant Title: National Curriculum Standard Development for Integrated Food Safety System Regulators (U18)
Federal Agency Name: Food and Drug Administration
Grant Categories: Agriculture Consumer Protection Food and Nutrition
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-16-042
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 321803
CFDA Descriptions: Food and Drug Administration_Research
Current Application Deadline: Jul 8, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Jul 8, 2016
Posted Date: May 3, 2016
Creation Date: May 3, 2016
Archive Date: Aug 7, 2016
Total Program Funding: $7,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $7,500,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: none
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Special district governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
County governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Individuals
Private institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Small businesses
State governments
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Additional Information on Eligibility
The following organizations are also eligible to apply:

Faith-based or Community-based Organizations and Regional Organizations
Link to Full Grant Announcement
Full Announcement of RFA-FD-16-042
Grant Announcement Contact
Allison Mandel Grants Specialist Phone 240-402-7602
[email protected]

Food and Drug Administration 240-402-7592