Animal Food Regulatory Program Alliance
This grant supports collaboration between federal and state agencies to improve animal food safety through training, resource sharing, and advancing regulatory standards.
Funder: Food and Drug Administration
Due Dates: Forecasted (Estimated FY2025; official due date not yet posted)
Funding Amounts: $600,000 (single award; cooperative agreement; 1-year duration expected)
Summary: Supports a national organization representing state animal food regulatory programs to advance animal food safety through collaboration, training, and regulatory standards development.
Key Information: Eligibility is limited to national associations/organizations representing state animal food regulatory programs.
Description
This FDA cooperative agreement aims to strengthen the national animal food safety system by supporting a national organization that represents state animal food regulatory programs. The program focuses on fostering interagency collaboration, improving regulatory and surveillance programs for manufactured animal foods, conducting research, and promoting the Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS).
Key objectives include:
- Supporting federal and state agencies in building an integrated animal food safety system.
- Establishing systems for sharing best practices, guidance, sampling plans, and other tools to encourage mutual reliance between federal and state programs.
- Developing and delivering animal food safety training programs, including support for the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) provisions.
- Advancing and modernizing the AFRPS to meet the evolving needs of animal food regulatory programs.
