Strategies that Support Global Food Safety (U01)

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Strategies that Support Global Food Safety (U01): FDA announces its intention to accept and consider a single source application for award of a cooperative agreement to the World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses (FOS) to support strategies that address global food safety.

This Cooperative Agreement is expected to contribute to the knowledge base of the current state of food safety globally, including challenges, risks and emerging trends, based on WHO’s existing network efforts, such as the Global Foodborne Infections Network (GFN), International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN), Global Environment Monitoring System for Food (GEMS/Food); Global Early Warning Systems for Animal Diseases Including Zoonoses (GLEWS); Enable the sharing of scientific findings and data through expert meetings and technical consultations; Enhance capacity at international and national levels in such areas of laboratory analyses, surveillance, and risk assessment/risk management, including through the Advisory Group on Integrated Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance (AGISAR); Contribute to the scientific, standard-setting work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex) through scientific advisory groups including the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), the Joint FAO/WHO Meetings on Pesticide Residues (JMPR), the FAO/WHO Joint Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA), and the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Nutrition (JEMNU) currently in development phase; and Enable participation of Member States through the Codex Trust Fund.
Federal Grant Title: Strategies that Support Global Food Safety (U01)
Federal Agency Name: Food and Drug Administration
Grant Categories: Agriculture Consumer Protection Food and Nutrition
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-16-034
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 320169
CFDA Descriptions: Food and Drug Administration_Research
Current Application Deadline: May 26, 2016
Original Application Deadline: May 26, 2016
Posted Date: Mar 24, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 24, 2016
Archive Date: Jun 25, 2016
Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $1,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: none
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Only the following organization is eligible to apply:

The World Health Organization (WHO) Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses (FOS).
Grant Announcement Contact
Bryce Jones Grants Management Specialist Phone 240-402-2111
[email protected]

Food and Drug Administration 240-402-7592