Cooperative Agreement to Support Shellfish Safety Assistance Project
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- RFA-FD-26-013
- Agency
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Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Categories
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- Agriculture
- Consumer Protection
- Food and Nutrition
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Food and Drug Administration is soliciting a renewal-only cooperative agreement to support the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference in strengthening the National Shellfish Sanitation Program, with applications due August 21, 2026. This is a single-award, non-competitive opportunity limited exclusively to the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference as the eligible applicant.
The award ceiling is $500,000 per year, with initial support for one year and potential continuation for up to four additional years contingent upon annual appropriations and satisfactory performance. The cooperative agreement will support information exchange and transfer among states, federal and foreign agencies, industry, and consumers; strengthen state activities through training, technical assistance, research, and education; and promote efforts to implement scientifically defensible food safety controls targeting pathogenic Vibrio spp., Campylobacter, and Salmonella in molluscan shellfish.
Required activities include supporting states in participating in meetings that foster a cooperative shellfish program based on public health principles. Clinical trials are not permitted. Review criteria are weighted as follows: Significance (10 points), Investigator(s) (10 points), Innovation (30 points), Approach (25 points), and Environment (25 points).
The opportunity falls under CFDA 93.103, Food and Drug Administration Research, authorized by Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act. Applicant organizations must register in SAM, eRA Commons, and Grants.gov prior to submission. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov and tracked in eRA Commons. No letter of intent is required.
Synopsis
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to (1) improve information exchange and transfer among States, Federal and Foreign Agencies, industry, and consumers; (2) strengthen state activities through training, technical assistance, research, education, and support for States to participate in meetings that foster a cooperative shellfish program based on public health principles; and (3) promote efforts and projects, including research, that will contribute significantly to the ability states to identify and implement scientifically defensible food safety controls to reduce the risk of illness associated with molluscan shellfish consumption, including but not limited to, pathogenic Vibrio spp, Campylobacter, and Salmonella.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| RFA-FD-26-013.pdf |
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