Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA FD 17 003
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced this discretionary cooperative agreement to provide continued federal support for the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP). Building on an FDA-UMCP partnership that dates back to 1997, the opportunity is designed to strengthen and expand JIFSAN's role in advancing public health, nutrition, and food and feed safety through coordinated research, education, and outreach. The underlying premise is that the modern food supply is increasingly complex and global, and that FDA's regulatory responsibilities now routinely involve multifaceted scientific and policy challenges that are better addressed through sustained, science-based collaboration and capacity-building rather than isolated, one-off projects.
A central focus of the award is applied, multidisciplinary research that directly supports FDA's public health mission across the products it regulates, including conventional foods, food ingredients, dietary supplements, cosmetics, animal feed, feed additives, and animal drugs. The grant emphasizes "applied research" in a broad sense, not limited to laboratory and field work, but also incorporating epidemiology, education research, and social and behavioral science. The intent is to assemble multi-institutional teams that can tackle complex, real-world safety and public health problems where solutions depend on combining technical science with human factors, risk communication, and practical implementation strategies.
Another major objective is to maintain and expand mechanisms for two-way exchange of technical information and scientific concepts between FDA and domestic and international partners. The opportunity highlights workshops, short courses, symposia, and online resources as key tools for sharing knowledge on both existing and emerging food and feed safety issues. In practical terms, this means JIFSAN is expected to function as a convening and training hub that helps translate current science into shared understanding, usable methods, and workforce development for regulators, industry, academia, and other stakeholders.
The cooperative agreement also calls for continued development and refinement of programs grounded in risk analysis, with particular attention to food and feed defense and safety. This reflects FDA's interest in strengthening risk-based approaches that help prioritize hazards, evaluate likelihood and impact, and guide prevention-focused decision-making before problems occur. Rather than reacting after outbreaks or contamination events, the program aims to support proactive frameworks and training that can be applied across varied commodities and supply chains.
In addition, the award prioritizes the design and improvement of domestic and international collaborations that increase adoption of effective food safety practices. Because many safety issues originate or are amplified across borders and across sectors, JIFSAN is expected to facilitate partnerships that move beyond discussion and toward implementation, helping organizations align on best practices and apply them consistently. The opportunity explicitly encourages innovative education and outreach that leverages resources from multiple stakeholder groups, recognizing that prevention and compliance often depend on practical training, accessible guidance, and coordinated action across government, industry, and the research community.
Structurally, this is a cooperative agreement (U19), which typically indicates substantial involvement by the funding agency compared to a standard grant. The funding opportunity number is RFA-FD-17-003 under CFDA 93.103, with an original closing date of April 17, 2017. The FDA anticipated making one award, with an award ceiling of $3,300,000. Eligibility is restricted to a single applicant: the University of Maryland, College Park, specifically JIFSAN, reflecting that the funding is intended to sustain and expand an established institute and its long-running partnership with FDA rather than open competition among multiple institutions.Apply for RFA FD 17 003
- The Food and Drug Administration in the agriculture, consumer protection, food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement to Support the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, JIFSAN (U19)" 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 2017-02-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-04-17. (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 $3,300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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