Limited Competition Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS) (U18) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Limited Competition Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS) (U18)" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA FD 15 018) is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cooperative agreement designed to strengthen retail food regulatory programs and support a more nationally integrated food safety system. The core purpose is to help eligible retail food regulatory programs move toward, achieve, and sustain conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards, commonly referred to as the Retail Program Standards (VNRFRPS). These standards focus on how a retail food regulatory program is operated and managed, with an emphasis on reducing the risk factors that are known to cause or contribute to foodborne illness and encouraging "active managerial control" of those risk factors in retail food settings.

In practical terms, the funding is meant to help agencies build and improve the foundational systems that make a strong retail food safety program possible. That includes developing, implementing, and upgrading the infrastructure and program elements that align with the VNRFRPS framework. Because this is a cooperative agreement (rather than a traditional grant), the FDA expects to have substantial involvement with awardees during the project period, which typically means closer technical collaboration, shared planning, and ongoing coordination to ensure progress toward the standards.

The opportunity was posted on May 8, 2015, with an original and final application deadline of July 15, 2015, and an archive date of August 14, 2015. The program anticipated making about 22 awards, with an estimated total funding amount of $1,495,000. Individual awards were expected to range from a floor of $10,000 to a ceiling of $70,000. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving an award.

Eligible applicants were public-sector and tribal entities that operate retail food regulatory functions, including state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and other Native American tribal organizations. The listing also references eligibility for a U.S. territory or possession, indicating territorial programs could be included under the eligibility provisions described in the full announcement. The funding activity category is listed under Food and Nutrition and Health, and the CFDA number associated with this opportunity is 93.103 (Food and Drug Administration).

Overall, the opportunity is aimed at strengthening the consistency and effectiveness of retail food regulation by helping programs adopt a common set of operational and quality benchmarks. By improving program infrastructure and alignment with the Retail Program Standards, the FDA’s intent is to improve prevention-oriented retail food safety oversight, reduce foodborne illness risks at the retail level, and support greater alignment across jurisdictions as part of an integrated national food safety system.

For applicants or interested parties seeking the full official requirements and instructions, the announcement directs readers to the full RFA FD 15 018 notice hosted on the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. For access issues or administrative questions, the listed grants management contact was Daniel Lukash, Grants Management Specialist at the FDA, reachable by phone at 240-402-7596 or by email at daniel.lukash@fda.hhs.gov.

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