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Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration CAP

Food and Drug Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration CAP is a forecasted federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Food and Drug Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The agency has forecast this opportunity but has not yet set an application deadline. Individual awards are listed as $4M, with about 5 awards expected. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). 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
Aug 14, 2024
Est. close date
Not listed
Award floor
$4,000,000
Award ceiling
$4,000,000
Est. total funding
Not specified
Expected awards
5
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary
Fiscal year
FY2025

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Competition will be limited to non-profit national organizations affiliated with one or more institutions of higher learning whose membership includes state, local, tribal and territorial regulatory personnel whose primary duties include retail food safety, as explicitly permitted by the grant-making provisions of FSMA (21 USC 399). These organizations are well situated to assist FDA in leveraging state and local jurisdictions to advance retail food protection and reduce the national burden of foodborne illness and injury.

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 proposed cooperative agreement is a renewal of the existing CAP supporting key stakeholders in retail food safety to coordinate and advance retail food protection in the United States. 

The intended outcome of this NOFO is to collaboratively advance retail food safety initiatives to reduce food-borne illness. This cooperative agreement is intended to advance practices in retail food protection, conduct research related to such practices and identify opportunities for collaboration to reduce the occurrence of food-borne illness risk factors. 

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

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)

Terrin Brown Grantor
terrin.brown@fda.hhs.gov
2404027610

Quick answers

Is “Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration CAP” open for applications yet?

Not yet. It is a forecast — an agency's advance notice of an expected opportunity. Forecast details and dates can change.

Who is eligible to apply for “Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration CAP”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration CAP”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $4m and the agency expects to make about 5 awards.

How do I apply for “Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration CAP”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FOR-FD-25-008), 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.

OpenALN 93.103
Award range
Up to $250K
Closes
Jan 29, 2027
Who can apply
State governments, County governments, City or township governments and 12 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today
OpenALN 93.103
Award range
Up to $1.25M
Closes
May 12, 2028
Who can apply
Public colleges & universities, Private colleges & universities and Others (see notice)
Source: Grants.govVerified today