Alliance to Support the Activities of the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS), including the Grade A Milk Safety and National Shellfish Sanitation Programs (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed

Eligible Applicants

Additional Requirements

Others: Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education. Eligibility is further limited to a non-profit food safety training association or organization that collaborates with one or more institutions of higher education, and whose membership includes but may not be limited to state or territorial employees, who work in either the manufactured food regulatory program, the Grade A Milk Safety program, or the National Shellfish Sanitation regulatory program. Only national associations or organizations representing state or territorial food regulatory programs as a primary purpose are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity. Competition is limited to these national organizations/associations for the following reasons: These national organizations/associations will have the relationships and communication systems to effectively promote the objectives established under this cooperative agreement. These national organizations/associations have a vested interest and share FDAs visions to advance food safety vcm,h7 and improve public health outcomes. These national organizations/associations can best collaborate with the FDA. These national organizations/associations can provide a platform for sharing information and national implementation of the projects through national and regional meetings, web sites, listservs, and other communications. Most national associations/organizations also have committees that may further advance the projects pursued by the subawardees. Applicant associations must hold an information sharing agreement with FDA under 21 CFR 20.88(e) or be able to obtain an agreement prior to the start date of the award. Information sharing is limited to pre-decisional information and only for the purpose outlined in this award. Pursuant to 21 USC 399(a)(1)(B) (2), applicants must submit to FDA: (A) an assurance that it has developed plans to engage in the types of activities described in throughout this RFA; (B) a description of the types of activities to be funded by the grant; (C) an itemization of how grant funds received will be expended; (D) a description of how grant activities will be monitored; and (E) an agreement by the eligible entity to report information required by the Secretary to conduct evaluations as required by 21 USC 399(f)(1).

Geographic Eligibility

All