OpportunityTitle: NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Enhance and Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens (U01)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Foreign Institutions:  Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.  Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.  Foreign components, as defined in the HHS Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Description: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), builds upon the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) which was initiated in 1996 as one of the key activities in a national action plan to combat antibiotic resistance threats. The purpose of this FOA is to protect and promote public health by enhancing, strengthening and sustaining antibiotic resistance surveillance in retail food specimens within the NARMS program. The NARMS cooperative agreements will improve the detection of antibiotic resistance among enteric bacteria in food commodities, as well as potentially develop new sites as part of the program. Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the NARMS Objectives.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Rene.Vasquez@fda.hhs.gov
GrantorContactText: Rene Vasquez &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-796-3546
CloseDateExplanation: This announcement has multiple deadline dates. May 2, 2016, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time.May 1, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time.Please refer to full announcement for details.