Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA FD 15 022
Apply for RFA FD 15 022
- The Food Drug Administration in the food and nutrition health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Integrated Food Defense" 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 May 6, 2015 and posted on May 6, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 2, 2019 Other key dates include Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) May 8, 2015 February 1, 2016 February 1, 2017 February 1, 2018 February 1, 2019 Letter of Intent Due Date(s) June 15, 2015 March 1, 2016 March 1, 2017 March 1, 2018 March 1, 2019 Application Due Date(s) July 9, 2015 April 2, 2016 April 2, 2017 April 2, 2018 April 2, 2019 All applications should be submitted no later than 1159 PM Eastern Time on each due date. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date. Applicants should be aware that on time submission means that an application is submitted error free (of both Grants.gov and eRA Commons errors) by 1159 PM Eastern Time on the application due date. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $200,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments City or township governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Integrated Food Defense opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA FD 15 022) is an FDA cooperative agreement program called the Integrated Food Defense Emergency Response Cooperative Agreement Program (IFDER CAP). Its core purpose is to help State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments strengthen and modernize food defense by funding projects that produce practical tools, guidance, or resources that other jurisdictions can reuse. The emphasis is on work that is unique and innovative but also reproducible, meaning the outputs should be easy for other programs to adopt rather than being one-off solutions that only fit a single agency.
A central theme of the announcement is that food safety and food defense overlap heavily in real-world operations. Food safety focuses on unintentional contamination (accidents, process failures, naturally occurring hazards), while food defense addresses intentional contamination (deliberate adulteration and related threats). Because the same systems, people, inspections, laboratories, response plans, and communication channels often support both areas, the program is framed around integrating these efforts as much as possible. The opportunity explicitly ties this to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), noting that FSMA reflects the evolving relationship between food safety and food defense and that integrated planning is critical for efficient use of limited resources and for improving incident and event response.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary grant using the cooperative agreement funding instrument, which typically means the FDA expected to have substantial involvement with awardees during the project period (for example, collaboration, technical input, or coordinated activities) compared with a more hands-off standard grant. The activity category is listed under Food and Nutrition and Health, and the CFDA number associated with the program is 93.103 (Food and Drug Administration Research). The program anticipated making 2 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $200,000. Individual awards ranged from a floor of $10,000 up to a ceiling of $100,000, and there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Eligible applicants were governmental entities: state governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and local governments including county governments and city or township governments. The timeline shows the opportunity was posted May 6, 2015, with multiple annual submission cycles. The earliest submission date initially opened May 8, 2015, and later cycles opened February 1 in subsequent years (2016 through 2019). Letters of intent were due June 15, 2015 for the first cycle and March 1 for later cycles (2016 through 2019). Full applications were due July 9, 2015 for the first cycle and April 2 for later cycles (2016 through 2019), each due by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. The closing date was April 2, 2019, and the archive date was May 2, 2019. The announcement also stressed a common federal submission requirement: an application is only considered on time if it is successfully submitted without Grants.gov or eRA Commons errors by the deadline, so applicants were encouraged to submit early to allow time for corrections.
For applicants trying to interpret what a competitive project might look like, the program’s language points toward deliverables that improve day-to-day readiness and emergency response across jurisdictions: templates, training modules, playbooks, planning frameworks, assessment tools, communication protocols, or other field-ready resources that help SLTT partners build or enhance integrated food defense capabilities while leveraging existing food safety infrastructure. The key is that the end products should be straightforward to replicate and should measurably help agencies integrate prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery activities that span both unintentional and intentional contamination scenarios.
The sponsoring agency was the Food and Drug Administration. The announcement referenced a full posting on the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (via the provided additional information link). A grants management point of contact was listed for access issues or administrative questions: Daniel Lukash, Grants Management Specialist, 240-402-7596, daniel.lukash@fda.hhs.gov.
Integrated Food Defense (RFA FD 15 022) - Frequently Asked Questions
1) What is the Integrated Food Defense opportunity (RFA FD 15 022)?
It is an FDA cooperative agreement program called the Integrated Food Defense Emergency Response Cooperative Agreement Program (IFDER CAP). The program funded projects led by State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments to strengthen and modernize food defense by producing practical tools, guidance, or resources that other jurisdictions can reuse.
2) What is the core goal of IFDER CAP?
The core goal is to improve integrated food defense readiness and emergency response by funding projects that create field-ready deliverables (for example: templates, training modules, playbooks, planning frameworks, assessment tools, or communication protocols) that can be replicated by other SLTT programs rather than being custom, one-off solutions.
3) What does "integrated" mean in this program?
The announcement emphasizes that food safety and food defense overlap heavily in real-world operations and should be planned together when possible. The same people, inspection programs, laboratories, response plans, and communication channels often support both areas, so the program encourages combining efforts to use limited resources efficiently and improve incident and event response.
4) How does the program describe the difference between food safety and food defense?
Food safety focuses on unintentional contamination (accidents, process failures, naturally occurring hazards). Food defense focuses on intentional contamination (deliberate adulteration and related threats). IFDER CAP focuses on strengthening food defense while leveraging and integrating with existing food safety systems.
5) How is this opportunity connected to FSMA?
The opportunity explicitly ties integrated planning to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), stating that FSMA reflects the evolving relationship between food safety and food defense and that integrated planning is critical for efficient use of limited resources and stronger incident response.
6) What type of federal funding instrument was used?
This was a discretionary grant using a cooperative agreement funding instrument. A cooperative agreement generally means the FDA expected substantial involvement during the project period, such as collaboration, technical input, or coordinated activities, compared with a more hands-off standard grant.
7) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were governmental entities: state governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; and local governments including county governments and city or township governments.
8) Were non-government organizations eligible?
Based on the eligibility list provided in the announcement summary, eligibility was limited to governmental entities (state, federally recognized Tribal, and local governments). No other applicant types are described as eligible in the provided information.
9) How many awards were expected, and what was the total funding?
The program anticipated making 2 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $200,000.
10) What was the minimum and maximum award size?
Individual awards ranged from a floor of $10,000 to a ceiling of $100,000.
11) Was cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
12) What kinds of projects did the program encourage?
The program language points toward deliverables that improve day-to-day readiness and emergency response across jurisdictions, such as templates, training modules, playbooks, planning frameworks, assessment tools, and communication protocols. The emphasis is on outputs that measurably help agencies integrate prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery activities across unintentional and intentional contamination scenarios.
13) What does "unique and innovative but also reproducible" mean in practice?
It means the work should bring new or improved approaches while still producing end products that are easy for other jurisdictions to adopt. The program favored reusable tools and resources that can be replicated by other programs rather than solutions tailored so narrowly that only one agency can use them.
14) Why does the announcement stress that deliverables should be reusable by other jurisdictions?
A central purpose of the program is to produce practical tools, guidance, or resources that SLTT partners beyond the awardee can reuse. The program is framed around strengthening and modernizing food defense in ways that can scale across jurisdictions.
15) What topic areas did the opportunity fall under?
The activity category is listed under Food and Nutrition and Health.
16) What CFDA number was associated with this program?
The CFDA number associated with the program is 93.103 (Food and Drug Administration Research).
17) Who sponsored the opportunity?
The sponsoring agency was the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
18) When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on May 6, 2015.
19) What were the key submission dates for the first cycle?
The earliest submission date initially opened May 8, 2015. Letters of intent were due June 15, 2015. Full applications were due July 9, 2015 (by 11:59 PM Eastern Time).
20) What were the key submission dates for later cycles?
For later cycles (2016 through 2019), submission cycles opened February 1. Letters of intent were due March 1. Full applications were due April 2 (by 11:59 PM Eastern Time).
21) When did the opportunity close, and when was it archived?
The closing date was April 2, 2019. The archive date was May 2, 2019.
22) What does the announcement say about submitting on time?
It states that an application is only considered on time if it is successfully submitted without Grants.gov or eRA Commons errors by the deadline. Applicants were encouraged to submit early to allow time for corrections.
23) Where was the full announcement referenced?
The announcement referenced a full posting on the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts via an additional information link.
24) Who can applicants contact for access issues or administrative questions?
Daniel Lukash, Grants Management Specialist, at 240-402-7596 or daniel.lukash@fda.hhs.gov.
25) What types of operational capabilities was the program trying to strengthen?
The program stresses strengthening and modernizing food defense capabilities while leveraging existing food safety infrastructure, including the shared systems that support both areas (people, inspections, laboratories, response plans, and communication channels).
26) What is the overall theme of the program's approach to incident response?
The theme is integrated planning across prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery, recognizing that unintentional and intentional contamination scenarios often rely on the same operational backbone and that integration improves efficiency and response outcomes.
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