The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is forecasting a funding opportunity for the NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program, aimed at strengthening antibiotic resistance surveillance in retail food specimens. This initiative seeks to enhance the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) by improving the detection of antibiotic resistance among bacteria in food commodities and expanding sampling efforts to new sites. The program is critical for public health as it addresses the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, ensuring better monitoring and response strategies. Interested applicants can apply for a total funding amount of up to $4.5 million, with an expected 30 awards available, and should contact Terrin Brown at terrin.brown@fda.hhs.gov or 240-402-7610 for further details.