Cooperative Agreement to Support the North Carolina State University, Prestage Department of Poultry Science and the Piedmont Research Station (U01)

Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-FD-13-031 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 93.103Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-FDAClosing Date: Jul 15, 2013Award Ceiling: $50,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jun 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its intention to receive and consider a single source application for the award of a cooperative agreement in fiscal year 2013 (FY13) to the North Carolina State University, Prestage Department of Poultry Science to support the Piedmont Research Station Poultry Unit, Salisbury, North Carolina. In 2010, approximately 1,939 cases of Salmonellosis were reported in the U.S due to Salmonella Enteritidis contamination in shell eggs. Consequently, the scientific investigation of the vertical and horizontal transmission of Salmonella in shell eggs has become a high research priority designated in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition's 2013 strategic science and research plan to address risk management of Salmonella transmission. FDA aims to implement preventative measures to reduce the vertical and horizontal transmission of Salmonella Enteritidis ...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding