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FDA views State-based Food Protection Task Forces as an important mechanism for providing food safety and food defense program coordination, and information exchange within each State. ("Food" includes human food and animal feed and is defined in 21 USC 321(f)). This grant announcement is intended to encourage the development of a Task Force within each State and to provide funding for Task Force meetings. Conference grant funding is available to State, local, and tribal agencies that have an existing Food Safety and Food Defense Task Force, as well as to States agencies that are in the process of developing a new Food Protection Task Force. State Food Protection Task Force meetings should foster communication and cooperation among State, local, and tribal public health and food safety agencies and other interested parties.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible Institutions

The following organizations/institutions are eligible to apply:

- State Governments
- Indian/native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- City or Township Governments

This grant program is only available to State, Local, and tribal government agencies, which include State public health, agriculture, and food protection agencies. Grants are available to State agencies that have an existing Food Safety and Food Defense Task Force, as well as those that are in the process of developing a new Food Protection Task Force. Only one grant will be awarded per State per year. States are urged to collaborate between agencies to submit a single application.

Grantees with active grant applications under the Food Protection Task Force Program are not eligible to apply under this FOA.

Eligible Individuals

Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the PD/PI is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for FDA support.

Cost Sharing or Matching

This program does not require cost sharing as defined in the current DHHS Policy Statement http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/adminis/gpd/index.htm

Other-Special Eligibility Criteria

Resubmissions: Applicants are not permitted to submit a resubmission application in response to this FOA.

Renewals. Renewal applications will be permitted for this FOA.

Number of Applications. Applicants may submit more than one application, provided each application is programmatically distinct.

Prior to submission of an application, the State shall designate one State public health or food safety agency to lead, coordinate, and host the Food Protection Task Force and its meetings. The formation of Food Protection Task Forces and meetings shall not interfere with existing Federal-State advisory mechanisms or state-required committees or advisory groups. Responsiveness is defined as submission of a complete application on or before the required submission date as listed above. Applications found to be non-responsive will be returned to the applicant without further consideration.

Agency Name

Food & Drug Administration

Description

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Food and Drug Administration under the Small Scientific Conference Grant Mechanism (R13) is to solicit applications from institutions/organizations that propose to organize Food Protection Task Force meetings to foster communication and cooperation and collaboration within the States among State, local, and tribal food protection, public health, agriculture, and regulatory agencies. The meetings should: (1) provide a forum for all the stakeholders of the food protection system (regulatory agencies, academia, industry, consumers, State legislators, Boards of Health and Agriculture, and other interested parties; (2) assist in adopting or implementing the Food Code and other food protection regulations; and (3) promote the integration of an efficient statewide food protection/defense system that maximizes the protection of the public health through prevention, intervention and response including the early detection and containment of foodborne illness.