Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA FD 14 087
Apply for RFA FD 14 087
- The Food Drug Administration in the consumer protection sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement to Support the World Trade Organizations (WTO) Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.103 Food and Drug AdministrationResearch.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 23, 2014 and posted on Jul 14, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 24, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- global organization
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity (RFA FD 14 087) is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cooperative agreement designed to support the World Trade Organization (WTO) Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), a long-running global partnership created by the FAO, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the World Bank, WHO, and the WTO. The central idea is to strengthen how developing countries build and run sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) systems so they can implement international SPS standards, improve human, animal, and plant health outcomes, and better access or keep access to international markets. The STDF is positioned as both a coordination hub and a financing mechanism, meaning it helps align SPS-related technical assistance across institutions while also providing support that helps projects move forward in practice.
A major emphasis in the opportunity is the STDFs role as an SPS knowledge platform. It focuses on information exchange, sharing country experiences, identifying what works, and spreading good practices in SPS capacity building. One distinctive element highlighted is STDFs use of Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) as a decision-support tool to set SPS priorities and make resource allocation more efficient. MCDA is valued because it structures transparent, evidence-informed discussions among public and private stakeholders about needs, tradeoffs, and where capacity-building investments can have the biggest impact. The announcement also links STDFs approach to broader development commitments, citing alignment with the Paris Principles on Aid Effectiveness and the Millennium Development Goals (reflecting the period when the notice was issued).
From FDAs perspective, the opportunity is framed around a practical challenge: the global food supply is increasingly diverse and complex, and preventing food safety problems requires stronger food safety systems worldwide rather than relying on reactive responses after outbreaks or contamination events occur. FDA states it cannot accomplish this alone, so partnering with other WTO member countries through the STDF is presented as a way to extend the reach of food safety capacity-building work. The cooperative agreement is intended to help FDA deepen international partnerships, broaden overall impact beyond what FDA could achieve independently, and leverage additional resources and collaboration from other countries.
The notice lays out three main purposes for the cooperative agreement. First, it supports research that adds to the global knowledge base for developing and improving food safety systems, especially in light of the complexity of modern supply chains. Second, it aims to enhance and broaden FDAs capacity to address global food safety and food-related public health issues by working through a multilateral platform that already convenes key actors. Third, it explicitly seeks to create opportunities to leverage additional resources among WTO member countries, using STDF as the forum where coordination and co-investment can realistically happen. The announcement reinforces STDFs unique niche by pointing to a 2008 independent external evaluation that concluded STDF fills an important role that no other single body can readily replicate, which is used to justify why STDF is the preferred mechanism for meeting these global objectives.
On the funding and administrative side, this was a discretionary consumer protection award using a cooperative agreement instrument (meaning FDA expects substantial involvement and collaboration during performance, compared with a more hands-off grant). The opportunity anticipated a single award. Estimated total funding was $3.2 million, with an award floor of $200,000 and a ceiling of $750,000. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The CFDA listing is 93.103 (Food and Drug Administration Research). Eligibility is described as aimed at a global organization, with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. Key dates show it was posted July 14, 2014, with a closing date of July 24, 2014, and archived August 28, 2014. A Federal Register announcement link is referenced for complete details, and the listed grants management contact was Oluyemisi Akinneye at FDA (phone 240-402-7560, email oluyemisi.akinneye@fda.gov).
FAQs - FDA Cooperative Agreement RFA FD 14 087 (Support for the WTO STDF)
What is RFA FD 14 087?
RFA FD 14 087 is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cooperative agreement funding opportunity intended to support the World Trade Organization (WTO) Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF).
Which organization is being supported through this cooperative agreement?
The opportunity is designed to support the WTO Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), described as a long-running global partnership focused on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) capacity building in developing countries.
What is the STDF?
The STDF (Standards and Trade Development Facility) is presented as a global partnership created by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the WTO.
What is the main goal of the STDF as described in this opportunity?
The central idea is to strengthen how developing countries build and run SPS systems so they can implement international SPS standards, improve human, animal, and plant health outcomes, and better gain or maintain access to international markets.
What does SPS mean in this context?
SPS refers to sanitary and phytosanitary systems, which relate to protecting human, animal, and plant health while enabling trade through implementation of international SPS standards.
How is the STDF positioned to help countries improve SPS systems?
The STDF is described as both a coordination hub and a financing mechanism. It helps align SPS-related technical assistance across institutions and provides support that helps SPS projects move forward in practice.
What is the STDFs role as a knowledge platform?
A major emphasis in the opportunity is the STDFs role as an SPS knowledge platform focused on information exchange, sharing country experiences, identifying what works, and spreading good practices in SPS capacity building.
What is Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), and why is it highlighted?
MCDA is described as a decision-support tool used by the STDF to set SPS priorities and make resource allocation more efficient. It is valued for enabling transparent, evidence-informed discussions among public and private stakeholders about needs, tradeoffs, and where capacity-building investments can have the biggest impact.
Why is FDA using a cooperative agreement rather than a traditional grant?
This opportunity uses a cooperative agreement instrument, which the notice explains means FDA expects substantial involvement and collaboration during performance compared with a more hands-off grant.
Why does FDA frame this opportunity as important to food safety?
FDA notes that the global food supply is increasingly diverse and complex, and preventing food safety problems requires stronger food safety systems worldwide rather than relying on reactive responses after outbreaks or contamination events.
Why is FDA partnering through the STDF specifically?
FDA states it cannot accomplish global food safety system strengthening alone. Partnering through the STDF is presented as a way to deepen international partnerships, broaden impact beyond what FDA could achieve independently, and leverage additional resources and collaboration from other WTO member countries.
What are the main purposes of this cooperative agreement?
The notice lists three main purposes: (1) support research that adds to the global knowledge base for developing and improving food safety systems, especially given complex modern supply chains; (2) enhance and broaden FDAs capacity to address global food safety and food-related public health issues by working through a multilateral platform; and (3) create opportunities to leverage additional resources among WTO member countries, using the STDF as a forum for coordination and co-investment.
Does this opportunity focus only on food safety?
While FDA frames the opportunity around global food safety and food-related public health, the STDF focus described in the notice is broader SPS capacity building, including improved human, animal, and plant health outcomes and better access to international markets.
How does this opportunity relate to international development commitments?
The announcement links the STDF approach to broader development commitments, citing alignment with the Paris Principles on Aid Effectiveness and the Millennium Development Goals (reflecting the period when the notice was issued).
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
What is the estimated total funding for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding was $3.2 million.
What is the award floor and ceiling?
The award floor was $200,000 and the award ceiling was $750,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement was stated for this opportunity.
What type of award is this?
This was described as a discretionary consumer protection award using a cooperative agreement instrument.
What CFDA program listing is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA listing provided is 93.103 (Food and Drug Administration Research).
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as aimed at a global organization, with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement.
Where can applicants find complete details beyond the summary?
The notice references a Federal Register announcement link for complete details and additional eligibility information.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on July 14, 2014, and had a closing date of July 24, 2014.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on August 28, 2014.
Who is the grants management contact listed for this opportunity?
The listed grants management contact is Oluyemisi Akinneye at FDA.
What contact information is provided for the grants management contact?
Phone: 240-402-7560. Email: oluyemisi.akinneye@fda.gov.
What justification does the notice give for using the STDF mechanism?
The notice points to a 2008 independent external evaluation concluding that the STDF fills an important role that no other single body can readily replicate, and uses this to justify STDF as the preferred mechanism for meeting the stated global objectives.
What kinds of collaboration does the opportunity emphasize?
The opportunity emphasizes multilateral collaboration through the STDF, including convening key actors, coordinating SPS-related technical assistance across institutions, and leveraging additional resources among WTO member countries.
What outcomes does the opportunity aim to influence?
As described, intended outcomes include stronger SPS systems in developing countries, improved implementation of international SPS standards, better human, animal, and plant health outcomes, improved access to international markets, and expanded global food safety capacity in response to complex supply chains.
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