Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)

In plain English

Food and Drug Administration (Department of Health and Human Services) is accepting applications for this cooperative agreement until Jan 11, 2028 (426 days left).

Awards are up to $1,500,000 each and the agency expects to make 75 awards.

Eligible applicant types include state governments, local governments, tribal governments & organizations and colleges & universities.

The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.

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• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
• Private institutions of higher education

Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):

Applicant organizations applying for product testing tracks must be accredited to ISO 17025 in at least one human or animal food testing method applicable to the discipline for which they are applying.Applicant organizations applying for tracks other than product testing must be accredited to ISO 17025 or have a quality system that ensures quality assurance and quality control of laboratory testing including but not limited to: validated methods, document control, training programs, and analyst competency requirements.Applicant organizations applying to any track other than Whole Genome …

Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):

This cooperative agreement is intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories in support of an integrated food safety system (IFSS). This is achieved through prioritized sample testing and food defense preparedness in the areas of microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry, as well as method development and capacity/capability development projects that support and expand food safety and food defense testing.

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