Office of Operations

The Food and Drug Administration, a sub-agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, regulates drugs, biologics, medical devices, food safety, and cosmetics to protect public health, and funds grants to support research, training, and collaborative projects aligned with its regulatory mission. The FDA operates through multiple centers and offices, each with distinct regulatory and funding remits — the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition among them.

The FDA's grant-making activity is minimal. Since 2013, the agency has awarded 3 federal grants totaling $14.8 million in federal dollars obligated (with $16.9 million in combined federal and non-federal share). All three grants are structured as Cooperative Agreements. Awards were issued in 2013, 2018, and 2019, with the most recent grant award closing on September 1, 2019 — more than seven years before the current date. The three awarded grants went to three distinct recipients, indicating no concentration of funding among repeat awardees. No recent grant awards or grant opportunities are recorded against the FDA or its descendant offices. The agency's grant-making footprint is dormant relative to its contracting and regulatory authority.