Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- RFA-FD-25-007
- Agency
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Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,500,000
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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- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- Points of contact
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- Lisa Pendleton lisa.pendleton@fda.hhs.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Food and Drug Administration is soliciting applications for the Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM) cooperative agreement to enhance state human and animal food testing laboratory capacity and capabilities in support of an integrated food safety system, with applications due January 11, 2028. Applicant organizations applying for product testing tracks must hold ISO 17025 accreditation 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 maintain a quality system ensuring quality assurance and quality control of laboratory testing including but not limited to validated methods, document control, training programs, and analyst competency requirements. All 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.
Eligible applicants include public and private higher education institutions, federally recognized and non-federally recognized tribal organizations and governments, city and township governments, special district governments, state governments, and county governments. The cooperative agreement prioritizes sample testing and food defense preparedness in microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry, along with method development and capacity or capability development projects that support and expand food safety and food defense testing. Recent awards under this program have ranged from $250 thousand to $2.4 million. The opportunity is funded under CFDA 93.103 (Food and Drug Administration Research).
Synopsis
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
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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PKG00290368.pdf |
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