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FDA Cooperative Agreement for Animal Food Regulatory Program Alliance

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is inviting applications for a cooperative agreement to strengthen the national animal food safety system. - Government Buyer: - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Purpose and Scope: - Enhance interagency collaboration and improve state regulatory and surveillance programs for manufactured animal foods - Advance Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) and support implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) provisions - Facilitate sharing of best practices and provide training for state animal food regulatory programs - Eligibility and Requirements: - Open to national organizations representing state animal food regulatory programs - Applicants must demonstrate capacity to build consensus, provide leadership, and support state agencies in animal food safety - Funding Details: - Cooperative agreement with a set award amount of $600,000 - No specific OEMs, vendors, products, or purchase quantities are identified in this opportunity

Description

The FDA/ORA's Cooperative Agreement Program aims to improve the national food safety system by enhancing interagency collaboration and strengthening state regulatory and surveillance programs for manufactured foods. The program supports federal and state efforts to build an integrated animal food safety system, promotes sharing of best practices and tools, and provides training to support the Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) and FSMA provisions. It also focuses on advancing and modernizing the AFRPS to meet the needs of animal food regulatory programs. Eligible applicants are national organizations representing state animal food regulatory programs with the capacity to build consensus and provide leadership in animal food safety.

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