ForecastedOpportunity FOR-FD-25-019

Food Safety Capacity and Infrastructure Building (U2F)

Food and Drug Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Food Safety Capacity and Infrastructure Building (U2F) 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 up to $1M, with about 1 award expected and $1M in total estimated funding. 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: Jul 11, 2025
Est. close date: Not listed
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Est. total funding: $1,000,000
Expected awards: 1
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)

Only current recipients under RFA-FD-20-023 are eligible to apply for this funding opportunity.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

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 this funding opportunity is to support the development, support, and promotion of innovative information sharing and research tools hosted on the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) collaboration/research portal, which serves as a critical federal-state collaboration portal to advance food safety and public health.

How to apply

0 of 8 done · progress saved in this browser

Read the full announcement (NOFO)Eligibility, evaluation criteria, page limits and required attachments are in the full notice on Grants.gov. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type above; no cost sharing is required.
Register (or renew) in SAM.gov and get a UEIFree. New registrations can take several weeks; registrations must be renewed every year. Open ↗
Set up Grants.gov accessCreate a Grants.gov account and make sure someone has the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) role. Open ↗
Watch for the full noticeSave this grant to track when it opens.
Prepare narrative, budget and attachmentsFollow the notice's format exactly — page limits and required forms are common reasons applications are rejected.
Ask the agency contact any questions earlyDanielle Head · danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov Open ↗
Submit before the deadlineSubmit a few days early and keep your Grants.gov confirmation and validation emails.

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)

Danielle Head
danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov
301-796-2984

Quick answers

Is “Food Safety Capacity and Infrastructure Building (U2F)” 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 “Food Safety Capacity and Infrastructure Building (U2F)”?

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 “Food Safety Capacity and Infrastructure Building (U2F)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1m, total estimated program funding is $1,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “Food Safety Capacity and Infrastructure Building (U2F)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity FOR-FD-25-019), 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