The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is offering a cooperative agreement to assist state egg regulatory programs in achieving and maintaining full conformance with the Egg Regulatory Program Standards (ERPS). This funding opportunity aims to enhance public health by supporting states in developing plans to implement ERPS, improving regulatory resources, and facilitating data sharing between states and the FDA to reduce egg-related illnesses. The total estimated program funding is $94,000, with an award ceiling of $47,000 for eligible applicants, specifically current FDA egg inspection contract states or those willing to enter into a contract in 2025. Interested parties can contact Danielle Head at Danielle.Head@fda.hhs.gov or by phone at 301-796-2984 for further information.

The purpose of this funding opportunity is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated food regulatory system by assisting state egg regulatory programs to achieve and maintain full conformance with the Egg Regulatory Program Standards (ERPS). The ERPS Cooperative Agreement will provide funding for state egg regulatory programs to:1. Develop a plan to fully implement the Standards (ERPS) within five years of first receiving funding.2. Enhance egg regulatory programs to advance public health.3. Share egg regulatory inspection, compliance and enforcement, and laboratory information and data between states and the FDA.4. Improve the leveraging of state regulatory resources and direct regulatory activities to reduce egg-related illness, attributed to shell egg hazards in facilities that produce, process, pack, hold or transport shell eggs and materials/supplies.

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