Food Safety Research; Investigations Focused on Promoting the Safety of Produce

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA-Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)) is announcing the availability of approximately $1.0 million in research funds for fiscal year (FY) 2008. It is anticipated that individual grants will receive a total of $250,000 to $500,000 to cover both direct and indirect costs. These funds will be used to support research efforts to advance the safe transportation and preparation of produce and to help reduce the incidence of foodborne illness that may be associated with fresh produce consumption. The award will provide 18 months of support. There will be no additional years of noncompetitive continuation support. A copy of the full text of this announcement will be posted in Grants.gov and on FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Web site at http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html. Key Dates: Receipt Date: Applications are due within 90 days after the publication of the funding opportunity in the Federal Register. I. Funding Opportunity Description