The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is offering a grant to support the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) Training Program. This grant aims to enhance the microbiological, chemical, and radiological threat agent testing capacities of state, local, and tribal labs within the FERN network. The grant will facilitate the purchase of equipment, supplies, and personnel expenses to expand the training opportunities provided by FDA and USDA. This opportunity does not cover construction costs or participant travel/lodging, focusing on enhancing laboratory capabilities for food defense assignments and outbreak response. The closing date for this grant application is Jan 09, 2009.
Opportunity ID: 43437
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-FSIS-FERN-11252008 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | FSIS FERN Training Support Cooperative Agreement |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture Food and Nutrition |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.479 — Food Safety Cooperative Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 25, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 09, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 09, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Feb 08, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and non-profit organizations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Food Safety Inspection Service |
| Description: | The Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) currently comprises 150+ federal, state, and local government regulatory laboratories with varying capacities to perform threat agent testing. FERN has 41 cooperative agreements already in place which target state, local, and tribal FERN labs in an effort to augment the networks microbiological, chemical, and radiological threat agent testing capacities. The current FERN cooperative agreement labs also focus on developing better diagnostic capabilities for threat agent testing within the Network partner laboratories. These current cooperative agreements enhance the ability to analyze for microbiological, chemical and radiological threat agents utilizing FERN methods and improve laboratory capacities for food defense assignments and outbreak response. In support of the network, FERN has established a training program conducted by FDA and USDA which provide numerous trainings opportunities for FERN partner laboratory personnel to enhance their technical expertise. This new proposed Training Support cooperative agreement will augment the current FERN Training program and expand the number of training opportunities with industry vendors via regional/national meetings. This new Training support cooperative agreement would support the purchase of equipment and supplies required in an effort to coordinate with the existing training program, and reimbursement of personnel expenses. [NOTE: The agreement does not support construction costs or funding for the travel or lodging of participant FERN lab attendees to attend the training workshops. Travel/lodging funding for the cooperators immediate staff to coordinate the training workshop will be funded under this cooperative agreement. The travel/lodging costs for participating FERN lab attendees will be funded from a different source.] |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Michael Myers
Staff Officer Phone 706-546-3664 Email:michael.myers1@fsis.usda.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 43437 Full Announcement-1 -> 2009 Announcement – New Training Program.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Michael Myers Staff Officer Phone 706-546-3664 Email: michael.myers1@fsis.usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.479 | PKG00008863 | Jan 09, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
43437 SF424-2.0.pdf
43437 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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