OpportunityTitle: Renewal - Cooperative Agreement to Support the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, JIFSAN (U01) Clinical Trial Not Allowed
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, JIFSAN.
Description: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing its intention to receive and consider a cooperative agreement with the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD), to support the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN).The purposes of this partnership is to:1) Continue promoting the integration of applied research, education, and outreach programs that have been established between UMD-JIFSAN and FDA to advance the scientific base for the development of sound public policy;2) Enhance FDA&apos;s ability to address an increasing number of critical and complex food safety and public health issues associated with foods that FDA regulates;3) Provide opportunities to leverage additional resources among US government agencies, academia, industry, and consumers to address new and emerging issues associated with an increasingly diverse domestic and global food supply;4) Continue to promote a greater awareness and understanding of the critical role of regulatory science and practice among academic scientists and the pool of future scientists; and5) Support the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which emphasizes the concept of preventing food safety-related problems before they occur, and enhance FDA&#8217;s efforts to partner with other nations to improve US and worldwide health
GrantorContactEmailDescription: E-mail
GrantorContactText: Kiara Farmer &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 2404023099