Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project

 

To complement, develop and improve State, Indian Tribal, and local food safety and security testing programs for equipment, supplies, personnel, training, and facility upgrades to FERN microbiological, chemical, and radiological laboratories to establish additional reliable laboratory sample analysis capacity and analysis of surveillance samples.

Deleted 03/27/2024 (Archived.) 93.448 Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants Not applicable. Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, Public Law 107-188 These cooperative agreement and grants programs are only available to State, Local and Tribal government Food Emergency Response (FERN) laboratories. Successful programs will benefit the general population as more rapid and reliable food testing to enhance food safety efforts is developed. The FERN laboratory network will also benefit from better testing methods, equipment and training. Applications must present a project plan and provide evidence that their facilities, personnel and equipment are appropriate to carry out the plan. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. Applicants should review the individual Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued under this CFDA program to see the specific requirement that applies. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. The required application forms as referenced in the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) and required by 45 CFR 72, and as posted in Grants.gov must be used for this program. The FOA may be published in the NIH Guide or Federal Register. All applications submitted for new, competing continuations or competing supplemental grants must complete the required applications forms through Grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov. All accepted applications receive a programmatic and objective review . All approved and recommended applications will be scored and compete for available funds on the basis of score, programmatic/scientific merit and program relevance. Geographic distribution will be a consideration in the award selection process. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 90 to 120 days. 90-120 days. From 15 to 30 days. From 90 to 120 days. The Funding Opportunity Announcement will indicate if "Renewals" are accepted. Procedures are the same as for new applications. Applications may be scored and ranked based on the following criteria: a) Ability of the project to improve scientific knowledge and technical capability including concepts, methods, and technologies that drive this field; b) Suitability of principal investigator, collaborators, and other researchers for this project, including organizational knowledge and training of the Incident Command System; c) Appropriateness of the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses to accomplish the specific aims of the project. Willingness of the organization to participate in FERN programs including but not limited to method development, food defense and food safety assignments, training, and proficiency testing. Expertise in desired techniques and technologies; d) Adequacy of the facilities, support services, quality control and quality assurance procedures and practices for food and environmental sample analysis. The FERN cooperative agreements are intended to target state, local, and tribal FERN laboratories to provide increased analytical capacity and expertise (including method validation) in the event of food outbreaks or other large-scale food emergency events requiring surge capacity testing of implicated food samples. These funds cannot be used to fund or conduct food inspections for food safety regulatory agencies. They may not be used for new building construction, however remodeling of existing facilities is allowed, provided that remodeling costs do not exceed 25% of the grant. Performance Reports: Performance monitoring is required as stated in the Funding Opportunity Announcement and the Terms and Conditions of Award. Grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspection and audits by DHHS and other Federal government officials. Progress reports, financial and programmatic records, supporting documents, statistical records and all other records that are required in the terms and conditions of the grant, or may be considered pertinent to grant expenditures and other financial records must be retained for 3 years from the day on which the grantee submits the required final financial reports for the project period. See 45 CFR 74.53 and 92.42 for exceptions and qualification to the 3 year retention requirement. See 45 CFR 74.48 and 92.36 for record retention and access requirements for contracts under grants. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. The length of support will depend on the nature of the project, program relevance and the availability of funds. For those projects with an expected duration of more than 1 year, future recommended support, up to five years will depend on: 1) performance during the preceding year and, 2) the availability of Federal funds. Recommended and approved projects will receive a Notice of Grant Award electronically or in hard copy. Funds are made available through the Payment Management System (PMS) See Headquarters Office below. Matthew Avis
12420 Parklawn Drive. Room 3042

Rockville, MD 20857 US
Matthew.Avis@fda.hhs.gov
Phone: 301-796-5830 http://www.fda.gov/ForFederalStateandLocalOfficials/CooperativeAgreementsCRADAsGrants/default.htm 75-0600-0-1-554 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 18$8,894,206.00; FY 19 est $9,702,886.00; FY 20 est $0.00; FY 16$9,827,730.00; FY 17 est $9,754,769.00; - $240,000 - $618,000 total cost per award per year (for direct and indirect costs and supplemental funds as necessary, reasonable and allocable) for up to five years as referenced in the Funding Opportunity Announcement or available. 42 CFR Part 52-Grants for Research Projects; 45 CFR Part 74 - Uniform Administrative Requirements for Awards and Subawards to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospital, Other Nonprofit Organizations and Commercial Organizations; and certain grants and agreements with States, Local Governments and Indian Tribal Governments; 45 CFR Part 92-Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments; the HHS Grants Policy Statement (most recent update) available at http://dhhs.gov/asfr/ogapa/grantinformation/hhsgps107.pdf ; Executive Order 12372, Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs as implemented through 45 CFR Part 100-Intergovernmental Review of Department of Health and Human Services Programs and Activities. Not applicable.