Grant opportunity · Food and Drug Administration

Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement

~$8,250,000 total

About this opportunity

The purpose of the NOFO is to facilitate long-term improvements and innovation to the national integrated food safety system by unifying and coordinating federal/state/local human and animal food (HAF) emergency response efforts including: 1) Strengthening the link among epidemiology, lab, and environmental health/regulatory components; 2) Improving States' regulatory and surveillance HAF protection programs to include using Incident Command System (ICS)/National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles and a Unified Command structure to conduct integrated responses to all-hazards HAF emergencies, rapidly identifying and removing tainted food from commerce, and conducting root cause investigations to inform future prevention efforts; and 3) Addressing supporting components, such as training, data sharing, data analysis, communications, continuous process improvement, and development of best practices and other resources to support national capacity/capability development..

Who may apply

Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Special district governments, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Independent school districts, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Small businesses, State governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

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