ForecastedOpportunity FOR-FD-23-016

Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement

Food and Drug Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement is a forecasted federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Food and Drug Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency's forecast estimates an application due date of December 1, 2022; forecast dates can change. Total estimated funding is $8.25M across about 25 awards. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public colleges & universities and 8 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.103 (Food and Drug Administration Research).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Jul 28, 2022
Est. close date: Dec 1, 2022
Est. award date: Jul 1, 2023
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $8,250,000
Expected awards: 25
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Fiscal year: FY2023

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
Small businesses

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The purpose of the NOFO is to facilitate long-term improvements and innovation to the national integrated food safety system by unifying and coordinating federal/state/local human and animal food (HAF) emergency response efforts including:

1) Strengthening the link among epidemiology, lab, and environmental health/regulatory components;

2) Improving States' regulatory and surveillance HAF protection programs to include using Incident Command System (ICS)/National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles and a Unified Command structure to conduct integrated responses to all-hazards HAF emergencies, rapidly identifying and removing tainted food from commerce, and conducting root cause investigations to inform future prevention efforts; and

3) Addressing supporting components, such as training, data sharing, data analysis, communications, continuous process improvement, and development of best practices and other resources to support national capacity/capability development..

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.103Food and Drug Administration ResearchProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.103

Historical data · not a prediction

FY18

$173M

FY19

$199M

FY20

$212M

FY21

$219M

FY22

$256M est.

FY23

$247M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.103. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Janelle Fundersburg Grantor
janelle.fundersburg@fda.hhs.gov
301-798-2533

Quick answers

Is “Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement” open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. The agency estimates posting the full notice around September 1, 2022. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for “Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities, For-profit organizations (not small businesses) and 1 more. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $8,250,000 and the agency expects to make about 25 awards.

How do I apply for “Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FOR-FD-23-016), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.103