Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 93.876
- Agency
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Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Grant awards
- 29 $21,858,800 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Cooperative Agreement
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration funds surveillance of antibiotic resistance in enteric bacteria isolated from retail meat and seafood specimens under Assistance Listing 93.876, with the most recent grant award made September 1, 2022.
This program supports the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) retail food surveillance arm, which tracks antimicrobial resistance in bacteria such as Salmonella, Campylobacter, E. coli, and Enterococcus from raw retail meat (chicken, ground turkey, ground beef, pork) and seafood (shrimp, salmon, tilapia) purchased from grocery stores. Awarded projects isolate and identify targeted bacterial pathogens from monthly retail samples, perform whole genome sequencing, conduct antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and submit isolates and metadata to FDA for analysis. The program supports state public health laboratories and academic institutions that participate in coordinated multistate surveillance, enabling linkage of retail food isolates to human foodborne illness clusters and informing FDA's regulatory oversight of antimicrobial use in food animals.
All 29 awards in the portfolio are Cooperative Agreements, reflecting the program's emphasis on sustained collaboration between federal and state partners. The Food and Drug Administration is the sole funder, obligating $21.9 million in federal dollars across the portfolio; recipients contributed an additional $1.2 million in non-federal cost-share. Award activity has been sparse in recent years—one award in 2022, two in 2021, and eight in 2020—following a larger tranche of 16 awards in 2016 when the cooperative agreement program was launched. Typical award magnitudes for ongoing surveillance projects range from approximately $1.1 million to $1.9 million per award.
Representative recent awards include the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory ($1.28 million, 2022) to strengthen surveillance in retail meat and seafood, Puerto Rico establishing a new NARMS site ($1.092 million, 2021), and Texas Tech University surveying antimicrobial resistance in retail meat and poultry across Texas and Oklahoma ($1.596 million, 2020).
A funding opportunity announcement (PAR-20-124) posted March 6, 2020 with a final due date of May 2, 2022 solicited applications to enhance and strengthen surveillance. No currently open opportunities are posted in the source.
Objective and description
- Objective
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) is a U.S. public health surveillance system that tracks antibiotic resistance in enteric bacteria from humans, retail meats, and food animals. When antimicrobial drugs are used in food-p
Grant opportunities
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 29 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Of California, Davis | $3,345,447 | 15% |
| 2 | Tennessee Department Of Health | $2,190,348 | 10% |
| 3 | Texas TECH University System | $1,935,261 | 9% |
| 4 | Missouri Department Of Health & Senior Services | $1,871,545 | 9% |
| 5 | Oregon Health Authority-Public Health | $1,754,329 | 8% |
| 6 | Public Health Foundation Enterprises, Inc. | $1,489,752 | 7% |
| 7 | Massachusetts Department Of Public Health | $1,280,000 | 6% |
| 8 | State Of New Mexico | $1,262,679 | 6% |
| 9 | North Carolina State University | $1,203,076 | 6% |
| 10 | Universidad De Puerto Rico En Aguadilla | $910,000 | 4% |
10 of 21 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$1,659,936 |
| FY2024 | $4,835,564 |
| FY2023 | $5,570,876 |
| FY2022 | $7,700,257 |
| FY2021 | $6,256,003 |
| FY2020 | $3,265,815 |
| FY2019 | $2,447,623 |
| FY2018 | $2,514,000 |
| FY2017 | $2,500,000 |
| FY2016 | $2,310,556 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 93.876?
Assistance Listing 93.876 is Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens, a federal grant program run by Food and Drug Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens?
Its CFDA number is 93.876: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 93.876 awarded?
29 grant awards under 93.876 have obligated $21,858,800 in federal funds to 21 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 93.876?
The recipients obligated the most under Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens are University Of California, Davis ($3,345,447), Tennessee Department Of Health ($2,190,348) and Texas TECH University System ($1,935,261).
Are there open grant opportunities under 93.876?
No opportunity listed under 93.876 is open now. The latest, NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed, was posted on May 25, 2021.
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