Food Safety Research: Availability of Cooperative Agreements; Request for Applications

Resumen

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) is announcing the availability of research funds for fiscal year (FY) 1998 to conduct research to support the reduction of the incidence of foodborne illness, specifically to support: The development of sampling methods to enhance the detection, and more specifically the enumeration, of low levels of pathogens in foods; the development of intervention strategies for consumers to improve food safety in the home; and total genome sequence analyses of the pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7, towards a molecular definition of microbial virulence and pathogenicity. Approximately $700,000 will be available in FY 1998. FDA anticipates making three to five awards at $100,000 to $200,000 (direct and indirect costs) per award per year. Support of these agreements may be up to 3 years. The number of agreements funded will depend on the quality of the applications received and the availability of Federal funds to support the project. After the first year, additional years of noncompetitive support are predicated upon performance and the availability of Federal FY funds. FDA is mandated by the President's