State/Territory Produce Safety Implementation Cooperative Agreement Program Expansion (U18) | RFA FD 17 004

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The State/Territory Produce Safety Implementation Cooperative Agreement Program Expansion (U18) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is issued as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the FDA expects to have substantial involvement with awardees during the project period (for example, providing technical input, coordination, or other forms of programmatic collaboration), rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal federal engagement. The program falls under the Agriculture and Health activity areas and is associated with CFDA number 93.103.

This particular announcement is an expansion funding opportunity announcement (FOA) designed for a very specific purpose: it allows state and territorial organizations that previously received only "Competition A" funding under an earlier announcement (PAR-16-137) to apply for additional support under "Competition B." In other words, it is not an open, broad competition for all eligible entities nationwide. Instead, it is a targeted pathway for existing state and territorial awardees to expand or deepen their produce safety implementation work by seeking the next tier of funding. Eligibility is limited strictly to those states or territories that are already receiving Competition A funding under PAR-16-137, and the eligible applicant type listed is state governments.

From a funding standpoint, the opportunity (RFA-FD-17-004) had an award ceiling of $350,000, with the FDA expecting to make about five awards. The announcement was created on February 8, 2017, and the original application closing date was April 14, 2017. Because it is structured as an expansion mechanism, the intent is less about starting brand-new programs and more about building on an existing foundation established under Competition A, enabling states and territories to move forward into Competition B activities that further support the implementation of produce safety efforts.

In practical terms, this FOA represents a continuation-and-growth step for jurisdictions already engaged in FDA-aligned produce safety implementation work. It gives current Competition A recipients a formal route to request additional cooperative agreement funding to broaden capacity, strengthen program elements, or scale implementation consistent with the expectations of Competition B under the earlier PAR-16-137 framework.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration in the agriculture, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "State/Territory Produce Safety Implementation Cooperative Agreement Program Expansion (U18)" 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 Feb 08, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 14, 2017. (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 $350,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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