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Opportunity Summary:

The FDA Scientific Conference Grant Program (R13/U13), listed under Funding Opportunity Number PAR 14-237, is a discretionary funding program run by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to support high-quality, small scientific conferences and meetings that align with FDA's public health mission. The central idea is to help convene focused gatherings where experts can exchange information, examine evidence, and work through clearly defined scientific or public health issues that fall within FDA's scope. Rather than funding large conventions, this program is geared toward smaller, topic-driven events that have a clear purpose and a strong connection to FDA-regulated products, practices, and policies.

In this program, a "small conference or scientific meeting" is broadly defined and can include a symposium, seminar, workshop, or other formal meeting format. Importantly, the meeting does not have to be in-person; virtual meetings are also eligible as long as the event is organized to facilitate structured scientific discussion and information sharing. The subject matter must relate to issues affecting the public's health in ways that connect to FDA's mission areas, such as foods, drugs, biologics, medical devices, tobacco products, cosmetics, and other regulated commodities, as well as cross-cutting scientific and regulatory topics that support FDA decision-making.

Awards can be made through either a grant or a cooperative agreement, which is reflected in the R13/U13 mechanism. The distinction matters in practice: a standard grant typically supports an applicant-led project with limited federal involvement, while a cooperative agreement generally implies that FDA may have a more active role during the project period (for example, coordinating on certain aspects of the meeting content, participation, or evaluation). Regardless of the instrument used, support is not automatic; FDA makes clear that funding depends on the fiscal and programmatic interests and priorities of its specific Offices and Centers. In other words, even a well-designed conference is most competitive when it is clearly timely, aligned with a current FDA scientific or regulatory priority, and able to demonstrate why convening the meeting will advance public health outcomes.

The opportunity is categorized broadly across multiple funding activity areas including health, consumer protection, education, food and nutrition, science and technology, and research and development, reflecting the wide range of topics FDA may consider relevant. The associated CFDA number is 93.103 (Food and Drug Administration Research). There is no cost sharing or matching requirement listed, which typically reduces barriers for applicants that may not have substantial non-federal funds available to contribute.

Eligibility is intentionally broad and includes many types of organizations that commonly plan and host scientific meetings. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations (including those with 501(c)(3) status and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), public and private institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits), state and local governments (such as city/township and county governments), special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, and Native American tribal governments and tribal organizations. This breadth signals that FDA is primarily interested in the quality, relevance, and public health value of the proposed meeting rather than limiting participation to one sector.

From an administrative standpoint, the announcement was posted and created on June 10, 2014, and the original as well as current closing date listed is June 16, 2017, with an archive date of June 17, 2017. That archived status indicates the specific notice is no longer open for new applications under those dates, though similar FDA conference support opportunities may appear under newer announcements. For applicants or researchers seeking the full text, the listing points to an additional information link for the complete announcement. For access issues, the contact provided is Martin Bernard, Grants Management Specialist, reachable at 240-402-7564, with an FDA office email referenced for assistance.

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