Development and Maintenance of Human and Animal Food Rapid Response Teams
The Food and Drug Administration funds development and maintenance of human and animal food Rapid Response Teams to coordinate emergency responses and strengthen foodborne illness prevention and detection.
Funder: Food and Drug Administration
Due Dates: December 4, 2026 (LOI) | January 4, 2027 (Application) | October 6, 2028 (LOI) | November 6, 2028 (Application) | October 5, 2029 (LOI) | November 5, 2029 (Application) | October 4, 2030 (LOI) | November 4, 2030 (Application) | October 3, 2031 (LOI) | November 3, 2031 (Application)
Funding Amounts: Up to $360,000 annually for up to 5 years; $6.5 million anticipated for FY2027
Summary: FDA cooperative agreements support state Rapid Response Teams coordinating prevention, detection, and response to human and animal food emergencies.
Key Information: Only eligible state food regulatory programs may apply, with one application per state.
Description
The FDA Human Foods Program supports development and maintenance of multi-agency, multidisciplinary Rapid Response Teams (RRTs). These teams coordinate federal, state, and local human and animal food emergency responses using Incident Command System/National Incident Management System principles and Unified Command. The goal is to shorten the time between notification of an incident and effective control measures, while strengthening collaboration among regulatory, epidemiology, and laboratory partners.
Supported work includes investigations, tracebacks, root cause analysis, sampling, laboratory analyses, recalls, training, data sharing, communications, and continuous improvement. The program also supports innovative prevention approaches aligned with Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) and Make Our Children Healthy Again (MOCHA), aiming to reduce long-term health consequences of foodborne illness. Awards involve substantial FDA programmatic collaboration.
