Opportunity Listing - Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)

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Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)

Agency: Food and Drug Administration

Assistance Listings: 93.103 -- Food and Drug Administration Research

Last Updated: February 12, 2025

Funding opportunity

Summary

This cooperative agreement is intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories in support of an integrated food safety system (IFSS). This is achieved through prioritized sample testing and food defense preparedness in the areas of microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry, as well as method development and capacity/capability development projects that support and expand food safety and food defense testing.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Private institutions of higher education

Public and state institutions of higher education

Other Native American tribal organizations

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

City or township governments

Special district governments

State governments

County governments

Additional information

Applicant organizations applying for product testing tracks must be accredited to ISO 17025 in at least one human or animal food testing method applicable to the discipline for which they are applying.Applicant organizations applying for tracks other than product testing must be accredited to ISO 17025 or have a quality system that ensures quality assurance and quality control of laboratory testing including but not limited to: validated methods, document control, training programs, and analyst competency requirements.Applicant organizations applying to any track other than Whole Genome Sequencing must have a valid 20.88 agreement with FDA prior to the time of application.

Grantor contact information

Description

Lisa Pendleton Grants Management Specialist

Email

Work

lisa.pendleton@fda.hhs.gov

Documents

Link to additional information

RFA-FD-25-007 Funding Opportunity Announcement

Closing: January 11, 2028

Application process

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Award

$--

Program Funding

Expected awards

$1,500,000

Award Ceiling

$--

Award Floor

Funding opportunity number:

RFA-FD-25-007

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Agriculture

Consumer protection

Food and nutrition

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

February 6, 2025

Archive date:

February 10, 2028