Development and Maintenance of Human and Animal Food Rapid Response Teams (U2F) Clinical Trials Not Allowed
This grant funds the creation/support of food safety Rapid Response Teams at the state/local level to improve emergency response and prevent tainted food from reaching consumers.
Funder: Food and Drug Administration
Due Dates: Forecasted; estimated application due date not yet announced
Funding Amounts: Up to $1,440,000 per award; minimum $360,000; up to 4 awards expected
Summary: Supports the development and maintenance of state/local Rapid Response Teams to improve emergency response and prevent tainted human and animal food from reaching consumers.
Key Information: This is a forecasted opportunity; application details and deadlines will be announced.
Description
This funding opportunity supports the creation and ongoing operation of Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) at the state and local level to enhance the national integrated food safety system. The goal is to unify and coordinate federal, state, and local emergency response efforts for human and animal food (HAF) incidents. Key objectives include:
- Strengthening collaboration among epidemiology, laboratory, and environmental health/regulatory sectors.
- Improving state regulatory and surveillance programs for HAF protection, including the use of Incident Command System (ICS) and National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles, and a Unified Command structure for all-hazards emergencies.
- Rapid identification and removal of tainted food from commerce, and conducting root cause investigations to inform future prevention.
- Supporting activities such as training, data sharing and analysis, communications, continuous process improvement, and development of best practices to build national response capacity.
Clinical trials are not allowed under this opportunity.
