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Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration

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Issuing agency
Food and Drug Administration
Method
Cooperative Agreement
Category
Grant · Discretionary · CFDA 93.103
PIN
RFA-FD-26-003
Location
Nationwide
Posted
Jun 1, 2026
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Description

The purpose of this NOFO is to collaboratively advance retail food initiatives to reduce foodborne illness. This funding opportunity aims to advance practices in retail food protection and identify opportunities for collaboration to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors.

This opportunity aims to assist retail food regulatory programs and industry in reducing foodborne illness by implementing effective intervention strategies designed to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors; implementing and achieving full conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS); promoting use of risk-based inspection methods to effectively identify the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors, conduct root cause analysis, assess gaps in industry active managerial control (AMC), and promote regulatory compliance; promoting adoption of the most recent version of the FDA Food Code; effectively responding to foodborne illness outbreaks; and responding to emerging food safety trends. The program is also intended to encourage the research, development, and implementation of industry food safety management systems and the prerequisite food safety culture necessary to achieve AMC of foodborne illness risk factors.

Contact

Name
Stephanie Bogan Grantor
Phone
3018276802
Full source recordfrom Grants.gov
Detail
Id
362625
Ost
POSTED
Cfdas
Id
433752
Cfda Number
93.103
Program Title
Food and Drug Administration Research
Opportunity Id
362625
Listed
L
Doc Type
synopsis
Flag2006
N
Revision
2
Synopsis
Version
4
Send Email
N
Agency Code
HHS-FDA
Agency Name
Stephanie Bogan Grantor
Award Floor
0
Agency Phone
3018276802
Archive Date
Aug 13, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Cost Sharing
No
Created Date
Jun 01, 2026 07:20:40 AM EDT
Mod Comments
Minor update.
Posting Date
Jun 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Award Ceiling
750000
Response Date
Jul 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Synopsis Desc
<p>The purpose of this NOFO is to collaboratively advance retail food initiatives to reduce foodborne illness. This funding opportunity aims to advance practices in retail food protection and identify opportunities for collaboration to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors.</p><p><br></p><p>This opportunity aims to assist retail food regulatory programs and industry in reducing foodborne illness by implementing effective intervention strategies designed to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors; implementing and achieving full conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS); promoting use of risk-based inspection methods to effectively identify the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors, conduct root cause analysis, assess gaps in industry active managerial control (AMC), and promote regulatory compliance; promoting adoption of the most recent version of the FDA Food Code; effectively responding to foodborne illness outbreaks; and responding to emerging food safety trends. The program is also intended to encourage the research, development, and implementation of industry food safety management systems and the prerequisite food safety culture necessary to achieve AMC of foodborne illness risk factors.</p>
Agency Details
Code
FDA
Seed
HHS-FDA
Agency Code
HHS-FDA
Agency Name
Food and Drug Administration
Top Agency Code
HHS
Opportunity Id
362625
Applicant Types
Id
"25"
Description
"Others (see text field entitled \"Additional Information on Eligibility\" for clarification)"
Archive Date Str
2026-08-13-00-00-00
Number Of Awards
3
Posting Date Str
2026-06-01-00-00-00
Create Time Stamp
Jun 01, 2026 08:43:15 AM EDT
Last Updated Date
Jun 01, 2026 08:43:15 AM EDT
Response Date Str
2026-07-14-00-00-00
Estimated Funding
2250000
Top Agency Details
Code
HHS
Seed
HHS
Agency Code
HHS
Agency Name
Department of Health and Human Services
Top Agency Code
HHS
Agency Address Desc
danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov
Agency Contact Desc
Danielle Head Grants Management Specialist
Agency Contact Name
Stephanie Bogan Grantor
Agency Contact Email
Send inquiries to:
Agency Contact Phone
3018276802
Create Time Stamp Str
2026-06-01-08-43-15
Funding Instruments
Id
"CA"
Description
"Cooperative Agreement"
Award Floor Formatted
0
Award Ceiling Formatted
750,000
Agency Contact Email Desc
danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov
Applicant Eligibility Desc
This funding opportunity is limited to national organizations/associations as outlined below:1. National organizations/associations that represent SLTT retail food regulatory programs or retail food/foodservice industries as a primary purpose. National associations/organizations have the membership, resources, structure, and expertise necessary to build national consensus amongst state/local agencies and/or industry on key food safety issues. They are the primary means for communication and collaboration on issues of national significance for SLTT retail food regulatory agencies and/or industry. The outcomes are position statements, resolutions, and legislation that are uniformly supported by SLTT agencies and/or industry.2. These national organizations/associations have a vested interest and share the FDA&rsquo;s vision to leverage the resources and strengths of national retail food safety associations to collaboratively advance retail food initiatives and activities to reduce foodborne illness.3. A principal purpose of the organization(s)/association(s) must be to facilitate harmonization of state standards and requirements in areas congruent with the purpose and goals of this funding opportunity announcement. The association(s) should act as a leader and a resource to SLTT retail food regulatory agencies or industry in developing and implementing strategies to promote public health and consumer protection related to retail foods. Additionally, the association(s) must have knowledge on the infrastructure, capacity, strengths, and needs of SLTT retail food regulatory programs and/or industry. The association(s) must have successful experience in carrying out national efforts to build an integrated food safety system, which includes federal, SLTT agencies, and industry. The association(s) must be comprised of regular members that are officials of SLTT regulatory agencies that administer retail food inspection programs in conjunction and in collaboration with the FDA and/or comprised of regular members from the retail food/foodservice industries.4. Applicant associations must hold an information sharing agreement with FDA under 21 CFR 20.88(e) or be able to obtain an agreement prior to the start date of the award. Information sharing is limited to pre-decisional information and only for the purpose outlined in this award.
Estimated Funding Formatted
2,250,000
Funding Activity Categories
Id
"AG"
Description
"Agriculture"
Id
"CP"
Description
"Consumer Protection"
Id
"FN"
Description
"Food and Nutrition"
Draft Mode
N
Publisher Uid
sbogan12
Agency Details
Code
FDA
Seed
HHS-FDA
Agency Code
HHS-FDA
Agency Name
Food and Drug Administration
Top Agency Code
HHS
Opportunity Pkgs
Id
293006
Listed
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Dialect
XFDL2.2
Family Id
15
Mimetype
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Extension
pdf
Package Id
PKG00293006
Cfda Number
93.103
Last Update
Jun 01, 2026 07:51:02 AM EDT
Closing Date
Jul 14, 2026
Contact Info
Danielle Head Grants Management Specialist danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov
Opening Date
Jun 1, 2026
Program Title
Food and Drug Administration Research
Agency Details
Code
"FDA"
Seed
"HHS-FDA"
Agency Code
"HHS-FDA"
Agency Name
"Food and Drug Administration"
Top Agency Code
"HHS"
Competition Id
RFA-FD-26-003
Closing Date Str
2026-07-14-00-00-00
Is Multi Project
N
Opening Date Str
2026-06-01-00-00-00
Topportunity Id
362625
Competition Title
Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration
Opportunity Title
Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration
Owning Agency Code
HHS-FDA
Top Agency Details
Code
"HHS"
Seed
"HHS"
Agency Code
"HHS"
Agency Name
"Department of Health and Human Services"
Top Agency Code
"HHS"
Opportunity Number
RFA-FD-26-003
Electronic Required
Y
Open To Applicant Type
1
Workspace Compatible Flag
Y
Expected Application Count
10
Original Due Date
Jul 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT
Assist Compatible
No
Opportunity Title
Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration
Owning Agency Code
HHS-FDA
Top Agency Details
Code
HHS
Seed
HHS
Agency Code
HHS
Agency Name
Department of Health and Human Services
Top Agency Code
HHS
Forecast Hist Count
0
Opportunity Number
RFA-FD-26-003
Syn Post Date In Past
Yes
Synopsis Hist Count
2
Opportunity Category
Category
D
Description
Discretionary
Synopsis Modified Fields
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Opportunity History Details
Cfdas
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Listed
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Revision
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Synopsis
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Version
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Revision
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Send Email
"Y"
Action Date
"Jun 01, 2026 08:41:59 AM EDT"
Action Type
"U"
Agency Code
"HHS-FDA"
Award Floor
"0"
Archive Date
"Aug 13, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Cost Sharing
false
Created Date
"Jun 01, 2026 07:20:40 AM EDT"
Posting Date
"Jun 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Award Ceiling
"750000"
Response Date
"Jul 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Synopsis Desc
"<p>The purpose of this NOFO is to collaboratively advance retail food initiatives to reduce foodborne illness. This funding opportunity aims to advance practices in retail food protection and identify opportunities for collaboration to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors.</p><p><br></p><p>This opportunity aims to assist retail food regulatory programs and industry in reducing foodborne illness by implementing effective intervention strategies designed to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors; implementing and achieving full conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS); promoting use of risk-based inspection methods to effectively identify the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors, conduct root cause analysis, assess gaps in industry active managerial control (AMC), and promote regulatory compliance; promoting adoption of the most recent version of the FDA Food Code; effectively responding to foodborne illness outbreaks; and responding to emerging food safety trends. The program is also intended to encourage the research, development, and implementation of industry food safety management systems and the prerequisite food safety culture necessary to achieve AMC of foodborne illness risk factors.</p>"
Agency Details
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Opportunity Id
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Applicant Types
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Archive Date Str
"2026-08-13-00-00-00"
Number Of Awards
"3"
Posting Date Str
"2026-06-01-00-00-00"
Create Time Stamp
"Jun 01, 2026 08:14:18 AM EDT"
Last Updated Date
"Jun 01, 2026 07:29:04 AM EDT"
Response Date Str
"2026-07-14-00-00-00"
Estimated Funding
"2250000"
Agency Address Desc
"danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov"
Agency Contact Desc
"Danielle Head\r\nGrants Management Specialist"
Agency Contact Name
"Stephanie Bogan\nGrantor"
Agency Contact Email
"danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov"
Agency Contact Phone
"3018276802"
Create Time Stamp Str
"2026-06-01-08-14-18"
Funding Instruments
[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"}]
Award Floor Formatted
"0"
Award Ceiling Formatted
"750,000"
Agency Contact Email Desc
"danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov"
Applicant Eligibility Desc
"This funding opportunity is limited to national organizations/associations as outlined below:\r\n\r\n1. National organizations/associations that represent SLTT retail food regulatory programs or retail food/foodservice industries as a primary purpose. National associations/organizations have the membership, resources, structure, and expertise necessary to build national consensus amongst state/local agencies and/or industry on key food safety issues. They are the primary means for communication and collaboration on issues of national significance for SLTT retail food regulatory agencies and/or industry. The outcomes are position statements, resolutions, and legislation that are uniformly supported by SLTT agencies and/or industry.\r\n\r\n2. These national organizations/associations have a vested interest and share the FDA&rsquo;s vision to leverage the resources and strengths of national retail food safety associations to collaboratively advance retail food initiatives and activities to reduce foodborne illness.\r\n\r\n3. A principal purpose of the organization(s)/association(s) must be to facilitate harmonization of state standards and requirements in areas congruent with the purpose and goals of this funding opportunity announcement. The association(s) should act as a leader and a resource to SLTT retail food regulatory agencies or industry in developing and implementing strategies to promote public health and consumer protection related to retail foods. Additionally, the association(s) must have knowledge on the infrastructure, capacity, strengths, and needs of SLTT retail food regulatory programs and/or industry. The association(s) must have successful experience in carrying out national efforts to build an integrated food safety system, which includes federal, SLTT agencies, and industry. The association(s) must be comprised of regular members that are officials of SLTT regulatory agencies that administer retail food inspection programs in conjunction and in collaboration with the FDA and/or comprised of regular members from the retail food/foodservice industries.\r\n\r\n4. Applicant associations must hold an information sharing agreement with FDA under 21 CFR 20.88(e) or be able to obtain an agreement prior to the start date of the award. Information sharing is limited to pre-decisional information and only for the purpose outlined in this award."
Estimated Funding Formatted
"2,250,000"
Funding Activity Categories
[{"id":"AG","description":"Agriculture"},{"id":"CP","description":"Consumer Protection"},{"id":"FN","description":"Food and Nutrition"}]
Opp Hist Id
Revision
0
Opportunity Id
362625
Publisher Uid
sbogan12
Opportunity Id
362625
Opportunity Title
Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration
Owning Agency Code
HHS-FDA
Opportunity Number
RFA-FD-26-003
Opportunity Category
Category
"D"
Description
"Discretionary"
Cfdas
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Listed
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Revision
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Synopsis
Id
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Version
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Revision
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Send Email
"N"
Action Date
"Jun 01, 2026 08:43:15 AM EDT"
Action Type
"U"
Agency Code
"HHS-FDA"
Award Floor
"0"
Archive Date
"Aug 13, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Cost Sharing
false
Created Date
"Jun 01, 2026 07:20:40 AM EDT"
Mod Comments
"Minor update."
Posting Date
"Jun 01, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Award Ceiling
"750000"
Response Date
"Jul 14, 2026 12:00:00 AM EDT"
Synopsis Desc
"<p>The purpose of this NOFO is to collaboratively advance retail food initiatives to reduce foodborne illness. This funding opportunity aims to advance practices in retail food protection and identify opportunities for collaboration to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors.</p><p><br></p><p>This opportunity aims to assist retail food regulatory programs and industry in reducing foodborne illness by implementing effective intervention strategies designed to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors; implementing and achieving full conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS); promoting use of risk-based inspection methods to effectively identify the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors, conduct root cause analysis, assess gaps in industry active managerial control (AMC), and promote regulatory compliance; promoting adoption of the most recent version of the FDA Food Code; effectively responding to foodborne illness outbreaks; and responding to emerging food safety trends. The program is also intended to encourage the research, development, and implementation of industry food safety management systems and the prerequisite food safety culture necessary to achieve AMC of foodborne illness risk factors.</p>"
Agency Details
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Opportunity Id
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Applicant Types
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Archive Date Str
"2026-08-13-00-00-00"
Number Of Awards
"3"
Posting Date Str
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Create Time Stamp
"Jun 01, 2026 08:41:59 AM EDT"
Last Updated Date
"Jun 01, 2026 08:41:59 AM EDT"
Response Date Str
"2026-07-14-00-00-00"
Estimated Funding
"2250000"
Agency Address Desc
"danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov"
Agency Contact Desc
"Danielle Head\r\nGrants Management Specialist"
Agency Contact Name
"Stephanie Bogan\nGrantor"
Agency Contact Email
"Send inquiries to:"
Agency Contact Phone
"3018276802"
Create Time Stamp Str
"2026-06-01-08-41-59"
Funding Desc Link Url
"https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362625"
Funding Instruments
[{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"}]
Award Floor Formatted
"0"
Funding Desc Link Desc
"Full Announcement"
Award Ceiling Formatted
"750,000"
Agency Contact Email Desc
"danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov"
Applicant Eligibility Desc
"This funding opportunity is limited to national organizations/associations as outlined below:1. National organizations/associations that represent SLTT retail food regulatory programs or retail food/foodservice industries as a primary purpose. National associations/organizations have the membership, resources, structure, and expertise necessary to build national consensus amongst state/local agencies and/or industry on key food safety issues. They are the primary means for communication and collaboration on issues of national significance for SLTT retail food regulatory agencies and/or industry. The outcomes are position statements, resolutions, and legislation that are uniformly supported by SLTT agencies and/or industry.2. These national organizations/associations have a vested interest and share the FDA&rsquo;s vision to leverage the resources and strengths of national retail food safety associations to collaboratively advance retail food initiatives and activities to reduce foodborne illness.3. A principal purpose of the organization(s)/association(s) must be to facilitate harmonization of state standards and requirements in areas congruent with the purpose and goals of this funding opportunity announcement. The association(s) should act as a leader and a resource to SLTT retail food regulatory agencies or industry in developing and implementing strategies to promote public health and consumer protection related to retail foods. Additionally, the association(s) must have knowledge on the infrastructure, capacity, strengths, and needs of SLTT retail food regulatory programs and/or industry. The association(s) must have successful experience in carrying out national efforts to build an integrated food safety system, which includes federal, SLTT agencies, and industry. The association(s) must be comprised of regular members that are officials of SLTT regulatory agencies that administer retail food inspection programs in conjunction and in collaboration with the FDA and/or comprised of regular members from the retail food/foodservice industries.4. Applicant associations must hold an information sharing agreement with FDA under 21 CFR 20.88(e) or be able to obtain an agreement prior to the start date of the award. Information sharing is limited to pre-decisional information and only for the purpose outlined in this award."
Estimated Funding Formatted
"2,250,000"
Funding Activity Categories
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Opp Hist Id
Revision
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Opportunity Id
362625
Publisher Uid
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Opportunity Id
362625
Opportunity Title
Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration
Owning Agency Code
HHS-FDA
Opportunity Number
RFA-FD-26-003
Opportunity Category
Category
"D"
Description
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Zip Lob Size
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Created Date
Jun 01, 2026 08:13:45 AM EDT
Opportunity Id
362625
Last Updated Date
Jun 01, 2026 08:14:18 AM EDT
Synopsis Attachments
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Search
Id
362625
Title
Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration
Agency
Food and Drug Administration
Number
RFA-FD-26-003
Doc Type
synopsis
Cfda List
93.103
Open Date
06/01/2026
Close Date
07/14/2026
Opp Status
posted
Agency Code
HHS-FDA

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