Integrated Food Safety System Regulatory and Laboratory Training System National Coordination Center
Food and Drug Administration
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 co Awards range from $1,500,000 to $1,500,000.
Deadline
Not published. Check the funder's page.
Who can apply
Section 1009 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC § 399, limits eligibility to State, local, territorial, and tribal agencies and non-profit training entities that collaborate with 1 or more institutions of higher education.
Sources
Grants.gov. Last updated 2026-10-26.
Always confirm eligibility and deadlines on the funder's own page before applying.