Cooperative Agreement U2FFD008677

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) awarded a $275,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture on September 20, 2025, under the FDA Research program (CFDA 93.103). Through this award, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture's Commercial Feed Program will maintain implementation of Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) and continue its animal food safety regulatory activities in the state. Key deliverables include maintaining a good standing animal food safety contract with the FDA, completing all cooperative agreement reporting obligations, conducting Phase 2 of the SMG-8076 audit program with three planned audits for the fiscal year, and implementing improvements through Standard 9 tracking mechanisms.

Additionally, the program will participate in FDA's Mutual Reliance Initiative by conducting 5 to 9 non-contract comprehensive inspections in Year 1 based on FDA's risk rankings and cover-by dates, with potential increases in Years 2 and 3 based on lessons learned. The state program will employ risk-based workplanning, work sharing, and data exchange activities to eliminate duplication of effort and synchronize firm inventories with FDA oversight. The project period extends through June 30, 2028, and is based in Lincoln, Nebraska.