The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is offering a cooperative agreement to support the Illinois Institute of Technology's Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) through funding opportunity RFA-FD-24-017. This initiative aims to conduct multidisciplinary applied research on food safety, focusing on pre- and postharvest processing, food processing technologies, and the nutritional quality of FDA-regulated products. The agreement emphasizes collaboration among government agencies, universities, and the food industry to enhance food safety practices and outreach programs. The FDA plans to allocate up to $10 million for this project, with applications due by August 6, 2024. Interested applicants can contact Terrin Brown at terrin.brown@fda.hhs.gov for further information.