NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- PAR-25-014
- Agency
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Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $200,000
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
- Points of contact
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- Jenise McNair jenise.mcnair@fda.hhs.gov
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine is soliciting cooperative agreement applications to strengthen antibiotic resistance surveillance in retail food specimens within the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), with applications due April 1, 2027. The program is open to higher education institutions, nonprofits, for-profit organizations, state and local governments, Indian tribes, faith-based organizations, and regional entities; foreign organizations and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are ineligible.
The cooperative agreement aims to protect public health by enhancing detection of antibiotic resistance among bacteria in food commodities and expanding surveillance to new sampling sites, with measurable outcomes aligned to NARMS program objectives. The program builds on NARMS, which has operated since 1996 as a key national activity to combat antibiotic resistance threats.
Applications must be submitted using the SF 424 (R&R) application package with PHS forms. The opportunity is assigned to CFDA 93.103, Food and Drug Administration Research, which has historically awarded 90 to 167 grants per year over the past five years, predominantly through cooperative agreements. Recent awards under this program have ranged from $50 thousand to $6.8 million, with state laboratory cooperative agreements for food safety surveillance typically ranging from $250 thousand to $2.4 million. The program portfolio reflects FDA prioritization across regulatory centers and offices, with cooperative agreements representing 58 percent of all awards under the parent program.
Synopsis
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), builds upon the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) which was initiated in 1996 as one of the key activities in a national action plan to combat antibiotic resistance threats. The purpose of this FOA is to protect and promote public health by enhancing, strengthening, and sustaining antibiotic resistance surveillance in retail food specimens within the NARMS program. The NARMS cooperative agreement is intended to improve the detection of antibiotic resistance among bacteria in food commodities, as well as expand to new sites to expand the scope of sampling. Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the NARMS Objectives.
Eligibility
Eligible Organizations Higher Education Institutions Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education Private Institutions of Higher Education Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education) Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education) For-Profit Organizations Small Businesses For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses) Local Governments State Governments County Governments City or Township Governments Special District Governments Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Federal Governments Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government U.S. Territory or Possession Other Independent School Districts Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Faith-based or Community-based Organizations Regional Organizations Foreign Organizations Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PKG00291179.pdf |
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