Opportunity PAR-09-123

The summary for the Opportunity PAR-09-123 Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Opportunity PAR-09-123
	CFDA Number:	93.103
	CFDA Description:	Food and Drug Administration_Research
	Federal Agency Name:	Food and Drug Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Consumer Protection Disaster Prevention and Relief Education Environment Food and Nutrition Health Regional Development
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	PAR-09-123
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 22, 2009
	Creation Date:	Feb 16, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 23, 2012 THE CLOSING DATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 APPLICATION IS MAY 11, 2009.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 30, 2012 THE CLOSING DATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009 APPLICATION IS MAY 11, 2009.
	Archive Date:	Apr 02, 2012
	Expected Number of Awards:	32
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$310,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$10,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$10,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - City or township governments - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This grant program is only available to State, Local, and tribal government agencies, which include State public health, agriculture, and food protection agencies. Grants are available to State agencies that have an existing Food Safety and Food Defense Task Force, as well as those that are in the process of developing a new Food Protection Task Force. Only one grant will be awarded per State. States are urged to collaborate between agencies to submit a single application.
Grant Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Food and Drug Administration under the Small Scientific Conference Grant Mechanism (R13) is to solicit applications from institutions/organizations that propose to organize Food Protection Task Force meetings to foster communication and cooperation and collaboration within the States among State, local, and tribal food protection, public health, agriculture, and regulatory agencies. The meetings should: (1) provide a forum for all the stakeholders of the food protection system (regulatory agencies, academia, industry, consumers, State legislators, Boards of Health and Agriculture, and other interested parties; (2) assist in adopting or implementing the Food Code and other food protection regulations; and (3) promote the integration of an efficient statewide food protection/defense system that maximizes the protection of the public health through prevention, intervention and response including the early detection and containment of foodborne illness.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/par-09-123.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Martin Bernard FDA Electronic Integration Liaison Food and Drug Administration Office of Acquisitions & Grants Management 5630 Fishers Lane, Suite 2104 Rockville, Maryland 20857 (301) 827-7162 Office (301) 827-7101 Fax marc.pitts@fda.hhs.gov martin.bernard@FDA.HHS.GOV [martin.bernard@FDA.HHS.GOV]
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