Maintenance and Enhancement of ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation and Whole Genome Sequencing for State Food Testing Laboratories

Funding Opportunity ID: 292078 Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-17-010 Opportunity Title: Maintenance and Enhancement of ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation and Whole Genome Sequencing for State Food Testing LaboratoriesOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: AgricultureConsumer ProtectionFood and NutritionCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 93.103Eligible Applicants: State governmentsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationAdditional Information on Eligibility: For full eligibility requirement for Competition A, B and C, please refer to Section III in the full announcement. Agency Code: HHS-FDAAgency Name: Department of Health and Human ServicesFood and Drug AdministrationPosted Date: Feb 27, 2017Close Date: Apr 18, 2018Last Updated Date: Feb 27, 2017Award Ceiling: $300,000Award Floor: Estimated Total Program Funding: $7,900,000Expected Number of Awards: 45Description: The intended outcome of this cooperative agreement is to advance the goal of a national food safety system by supporting and enhancing state food laboratory activities including: 1) Ensuring microbiological and chemical food analyses performed on behalf of the State manufactured food regulatory programs are conducted within the scope of an International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/ International Electrotechnical Co...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Agriculture Consumer Protection Food and Nutrition Source Type: funding