Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA FD 21 028
This funding opportunity, titled "Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS) by State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Retail Food Regulatory Agencies (U2F) Clinical Trials Not Allowed," is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The overall goal is to strengthen and standardize retail food safety regulation across the country by helping SLTT retail food regulatory programs better align with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS). In practice, the FOA is focused on building the operational backbone and support systems that make it easier for state, local, tribal, and territorial programs to implement the standards consistently, improve inspector training and competency, and document measurable progress toward standardized inspection practices. As stated in the announcement, clinical trials are not allowed under this program.
The project described in the FOA is centered on three connected system-building priorities. First, it emphasizes developing and implementing systems to administer financial assistance, meaning the awardee is expected to create or run a structure that can distribute funding support in an organized, accountable way to help SLTT agencies work toward VNRFRPS conformance. Second, it prioritizes assessing training needs and facilitating training, which points to a coordinated approach to identifying gaps in inspector knowledge or program capabilities and then making sure appropriate training opportunities are available and used. Third, it calls for measuring and tracking the extent of standardization of regulatory food safety inspection personnel, which means creating mechanisms to monitor whether inspectors and programs are becoming more uniform in how they apply food safety regulations and conduct inspections, and to document that standardization over time.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number RFA FD 21 028 and is listed under CFDA 93.103. It was posted with a creation date of January 22, 2021, and an original closing date of March 22, 2021. The award structure is notable: the FOA anticipated a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) with an award ceiling of $10,000,000. That combination suggests FDA intended to fund one lead organization to serve as a central implementing partner, coordinating systems and support that could benefit multiple SLTT retail food regulatory agencies rather than making many smaller direct awards to individual government agencies.
Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations, specifically nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education). This indicates the FDA was looking for a nonprofit entity that can operate at scale, manage funding assistance processes, organize training and workforce development activities, and build data-driven tracking or evaluation tools to measure progress in inspector standardization and program conformance with VNRFRPS.
In summary, this FOA is about improving the consistency and quality of retail food safety oversight nationwide by investing in coordinated infrastructure: a system to manage financial assistance, a structured process to identify and address training needs, and a way to measure and track workforce standardization among retail food safety inspection personnel across SLTT agencies. The cooperative agreement model also signals that the FDA likely expected substantial involvement and collaboration with the recipient during implementation, aligning the recipient's work closely with federal priorities for advancing VNRFRPS conformance.Apply for RFA FD 21 028
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration in the agriculture, consumer protection, food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS) by State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) Retail Food Regulatory Agencies (U2F) Clinical Trials Not Allowed" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.103.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 22, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 22, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $10,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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