The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is offering a funding opportunity titled "Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance," aimed at enhancing state animal food regulatory programs to achieve full implementation of the Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) within five years. Eligible applicants, specifically state governments with established animal food safety programs, must maintain a good standing FDA inspectional contract and demonstrate compliance with federal regulations, with funding available through two tracks: the AFRPS Development Track, which provides up to $300,000 per year for new programs, and the AFRPS Maintenance Track, which offers tiered funding based on performance for established programs. This initiative is critical for advancing food safety and public health by fostering collaboration between state and federal regulatory bodies, with a total funding pool of $10.6 million available for fiscal year 2025. Interested parties can contact Danielle Head at danielle.head@fda.hhs.gov for further information, with applications due periodically between July 2025 and March 2027.

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The Department of Health and Human Services, through the FDA, is offering funding opportunities to state animal food regulatory programs to promote a nationally integrated animal food safety system. This initiative, titled "Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance," aims to implement the Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) over five years. It includes two funding tracks: the AFRPS Development Track, providing up to $300,000 per year for new programs, and the AFRPS Maintenance Track, offering tiered funding for established programs based on performance and operational capabilities. Eligible programs must demonstrate compliance with federal regulations and maintain an inspectional contract with the FDA.

The funding will be utilized for developing strategic improvement plans, enhancing regulatory partnerships, and ensuring sustainable program operation towards public health safety. The total funding available for fiscal year 2025 is $10.6 million, with applications due periodically between July 2025 and March 2027. The NOFO emphasizes the critical role of mutual reliance and collaboration between state and federal authorities to effectively manage the animal food safety landscape.

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated animal food safety system providing state animal food regulatory programs the ability to achieve full implementation of the Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) within 5 years and to maintain full implementation. This NOFO will also fund optional projects for state animal food regulatory programs to:Advance food safety and protect public health by strengthening partnerships with the FDA and other state animal food regulatory partners through sharing, collaboration, coordination, and leveraging each other&#8217;s expertise, work, data, and enforcement actions.Develop and standardize processes, procedures, systems, and other methods to integrate federal and state animal food regulatory work resulting in mutual reliance.Specific outcomes may include, but are not limited to:State animal food regulatory programs will achieve and maintain implementation of the AFRPS, which is recognized as a critical element to creating a national, fully integrated food safety system.Operational use of standardized animal food regulatory systems developed by state programs to compel federal reliance on state regulatory work and resources and reciprocal state reliance on federal work and resources, resulting in mutual reliance.This project will strengthen and improve FDA efforts to build an integrated food safety system by building high quality state animal food regulatory programs that can promote regulatory compliance and prevent foodborne illnesses.

Danielle Head &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist Office of Acquisitions and Grants Services

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