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Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)
Food and Drug Administration · RFA-FD-25-007
$0 – $1,500,000
2028-01-11-00-00-00
Confirm exact timezone in the announcement.Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, City or township governments, State governments, Private institutions of higher education, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), County governments
Geographic eligibility and all attachment-specific conditions require review of the original announcement.
Eligibility details
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 Sequencing must have a valid 20.88 agreement with FDA prior to the time of application.
Matching funds & resources
Source matching-funds field: Not Required.
Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.
About this opportunity
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.
Funding geography: Not specified — review source. A funder’s address does not establish eligibility.
Review original source ↗Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Issuing jurisdiction: Federal. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.
Source fields and evidence
id: 358411
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opportunityNumber: RFA-FD-25-007
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opportunityTitle: Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)
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revision: 1
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agencyDetails: {"code":"FDA","seed":"HHS-FDA","agencyName":"Food and Drug Administration","agencyCode":"HHS-FDA","topAgencyCode":"HHS"}
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owningAgencyCode: HHS-FDA
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cfdas: [{"id":427612,"opportunityId":358411,"cfdaNumber":"93.103","programTitle":"Food and Drug Administration Research"},{"id":427635,"opportunityId":358411}]
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applicantTypes: [{"id":"06","description":"Public and State controlled institutions of higher education"},{"id":"02","description":"City or township governments"},{"id":"00","description":"State governments"},{"id":"20","description":"Private institutions of higher education"},{"id":"11","description":"Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)"},{"id":"04","description":"Special district governments"},{"id":"07","description":"Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)"},{"id":"01","description":"County governments"}]
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applicantEligibilityDesc: 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 Sequencing must have a valid 20.88 agreement with FDA prior to the time of application.
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fundingInstruments: [{"id":"CA","description":"Cooperative Agreement"}]
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fundingActivityCategories: [{"id":"AG","description":"Agriculture"},{"id":"CP","description":"Consumer Protection"},{"id":"FN","description":"Food and Nutrition"}]
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awardFloor: 0
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awardCeiling: 1500000
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responseDate: Jan 11, 2028 12:00:00 AM EST
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responseDateStr: 2028-01-11-00-00-00
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costSharing: false
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lastUpdatedDate: Feb 06, 2025 03:49:12 PM EST
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status: posted
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