Development and Maintenance of Human and Animal Food Rapid Response Teams (U2F) Clinical Trials Not Allowed

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking applications for the development and maintenance of Human and Animal Food Rapid Response Teams. The purpose of this funding opportunity 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 emergency response efforts. The key components of this opportunity include strengthening the link among epidemiology, lab, and environmental health/regulatory components, improving states' regulatory and surveillance programs, and addressing supporting components such as training, data sharing, and communications. • The opportunity is open to state governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and county governments. • The funding instruments used will be cooperative agreements or grants. • The funding activity categories include agriculture, consumer protection, and food and nutrition. • The award ceiling is $1,440,000, and the award floor is $360,000.