Food Protection Task Force (FPTF) and Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) Project Grant Program (R18)

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-16-039 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: Consumer ProtectionEnvironmentFood and NutritionHealthScience and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 93.103Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Agency Name: HHS-FDAClosing Date: May 16, 2017Award Ceiling: $10,000Expected Number of Awards: 20Creation Date: Apr 14, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the Food and Drug Administration under the support for Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects (R18), is to solicit applications from organizations that propose to develop, test, and evaluate food safety and food defense health service activities and to foster the application of existing knowledge for the control of categorical and food related diseases and illnesses. Grantees will also organize Food Protection Task Force meetings and support related research activities, foster communication, cooperation and collaboration within the States among federal, state, local, tribal and territorial food protection, public health, agriculture, and regulatory agencies.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Consumer Protection Environment Food and Nutrition Health Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding