Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Food Safety

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Synopsis

Full Announcement

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Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-AFRI-003850
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	Jun 25, 2012
Creation Date:	Jun 25, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 14, 2012    In FY 2012, all Program Areas within the Food Safety Challenge Area require a Letter of Intent for submission of an application. For those programs requiring a Letter of Intent, a letter is required for all19 grant types except Conference Grant applications. Refer to Part IV, A (page ) for instructions on the preparation of a Letter of Intent.
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 14, 2012    In FY 2012, all Program Areas within the Food Safety Challenge Area require a Letter of Intent for submission of an application. For those programs requiring a Letter of Intent, a letter is required for all19 grant types except Conference Grant applications. Refer to Part IV, A (page ) for instructions on the preparation of a Letter of Intent.
Archive Date:	Dec 14, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
Award Ceiling:	$800,000
Award Floor:	$0
CFDA Number(s):	10.310  --  Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI)
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Eligible Applicants

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Individuals
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
 

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Eligibility is linked to the project type5 requested in Program Area Descriptions beginning in Part I, C (page ). All project types are described beginning in Part II, C (page 10). Eligible institutions for multi-functional Integrated Projects are described in paragraph #1 below. 

Agency Name

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Description

This AFRI Challenge Area promotes and enhances the scientific discipline of food safety, with an overall aim of protecting consumers from microbial and chemical contaminants that may occur during all stages of the food chain, from production to consumption. This requires an understanding of the interdependencies of human, animal, and ecosystem health as it pertains to foodborne pathogens. The long-term outcome for this program is to reduce foodborne illnesses and deaths by improving the safety of the food supply, which will result in reduced impacts on public health and on our economy. In order to achieve this outcome, this program will support single-function Research Projects and multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects, and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants that address one of the Program Area Priorities (see Food Safety RFA for details). 

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Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: Food Safety

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