Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18)
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- PAR-23-202
- Agency
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Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $225,000 to $2,500,000
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)
- For Profit Organizations
- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Independent School Districts
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- County Governments
- Small Businesses
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Special District Governments
- Points of contact
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- Kimberly Pendleton kimberly.pendleton@fda.hhs.gov (240) 402-7610
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking applications for cooperative agreements to fund veterinary diagnostic laboratories within the Vet-LIRN network for capacity-building projects and equipment, with an application due date of September 4, 2028.
Eligible applicants include higher education institutions (public and private), state and local governments, tribal governments (federally and non-federally recognized), special district governments, small businesses, for-profit organizations, 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, independent school districts, and public or Indian housing authorities.
The program funds five core objectives: development, adaptation, or verification and validation of new diagnostic methods for animal food issues or antimicrobial resistance; short-term surveillance or monitoring efforts aligned with the Center for Veterinary Medicine mission; equipment for testing or developing tests related to animal food safety or antimicrobial resistance, including emerging technologies; antimicrobial stewardship projects aligned with CVM key initiatives; and participation in Vet-LIRN's antimicrobial resistance monitoring program, including isolate sequencing. Supporting work associated with One Health, including emerging diseases such as COVID-19, is eligible when funding is available.
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement. Award ceiling, award floor, expected number of awards, period of performance, cost-share requirements, and evaluation criteria are not specified in the source material.
This opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.103 (Food and Drug Administration Research), which has obligated $4.17 billion across 3,008 grants with cooperative agreements comprising 58 percent of awards.
Synopsis
The goal of this NOFO is to fund veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the Vet-LIRN network for grants associated with projects and equipment. Specific objectives include:
1. Supporting the development, adaptation, or verification/validation of new methods associated with animal food issues or antimicrobial resistance.
2. Short-term surveillance or monitoring efforts aligned with the CVM mission.
3. Supporting equipment for testing or developing tests associated with animal food-related issues or antimicrobial resistance, including those for emerging technologies.
4. Developing projects related to antimicrobial stewardship, in alignment with CVM's key initiatives in this area.
5. Contributing as part of Vet-LIRN's AMR monitoring program, including sequencing isolates.
6. Supporting work associated with One Health, including emerging diseases such as COVID-19, when funding is available.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PKG00281743.pdf |
Posting history
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