Integrated Food Safety System Regulatory and Laboratory Training System National Coordination Center

Key Facts

Status: Open

Posted date: August 14, 2024

Opportunity ID: 356045

Opportunity number: FOR-FD-25-005

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Food and Drug Administration

Agency code: HHS-FDA

Award floor: $1,500,000

Award ceiling: $1,500,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Agriculture
  • Consumer Protection
  • Food and Nutrition
Eligible Applicants
  • Others
Tools
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
  • agency_code:hhs_fda
  • category_of_funding_activity:agriculture
  • category_of_funding_activity:consumer_protection
  • category_of_funding_activity:food_and_nutrition
  • cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
  • eligible_applicants:others
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:open
Description

The Office of Partnerships (OP) would like to develop a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to award a $1.5M cooperative agreement to a non-profit entity to serve as the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) Regulatory and Laboratory Training System (RLTS) National Coordination Center (NCC). The NCC will provide day-to-day oversight to the RLTS. The RLTS will leverage the expertise and resources of all IFSS partners to improve access to high quality human and animal food regulatory and laboratory training and other learning resources. • Oversee the day-to-day administration of the RLTS and implementation of the IFSS RLTS Strategic Plan and Implementation Plan.• Oversee communications related to the IFSS RLTS.• Update the strategic and implementation plans working with stakeholders.• Complete standing up the governance structure and processes for the RLTS.• Establish a process for stakeholders to recommend changes to training content, design, delivery, and alignment determination standards and policies.• Recommend changes to course content, design, delivery, and alignment determination standards and policies to the IFSS RLTS SC for approval.• Determine alignment of training content with the National Curriculum Standard (NCS) and other RLTS standards.• Charge and oversee committees to develop/revise standards for training content, design, delivery, and alignment determinations and execute other deliverables.• Issues sub-awards and contracts to assist in the execution of the RLTS, as needed.

Integrated Food Safety System Regulatory and Laboratory Training System National Coordination Center
The Office of Partnerships (OP) would like to develop a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to award a $1.5M cooperative agreement to a non-profit entity to serve as the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) Regulatory and Laboratory Training System (RLTS) National Coordination Center (NCC). The NCC will provide day-to-day oversight to the RLTS. The RLTS will leverage the expertise and resources of all IFSS partners to improve access to high quality human and animal food regulatory and laboratory training and other learning resources. • Oversee the day-to-day administration of the RLTS and implementation of the IFSS RLTS Strategic Plan and Implementation Plan.• Oversee communications related to the IFSS RLTS.• Update the strategic and implementation plans working with stakeholders.• Complete standing up the governance structure and processes for the RLTS.• Establish a process for stakeholders to recommend changes to training content, design, delivery, and alignment determination standards and policies.• Recommend changes to course content, design, delivery, and alignment determination standards and policies to the IFSS RLTS SC for approval.• Determine alignment of training content with the National Curriculum Standard (NCS) and other RLTS standards.• Charge and oversee committees to develop/revise standards for training content, design, delivery, and alignment determinations and execute other deliverables.• Issues sub-awards and contracts to assist in the execution of the RLTS, as needed.
Integrated Food Safety System Regulatory and Laboratory Training System National Coordination Center
Open
Food and Drug Administration
Agriculture
Consumer Protection
Food and Nutrition
Grant
Others
2024-08-14