Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration CAP

The Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration CAP is a cooperative agreement opportunity aimed at advancing retail food safety initiatives to reduce food-borne illness. The intended outcome is to collaboratively advance retail food safety initiatives, conduct research related to retail food protection practices, and identify opportunities for collaboration to reduce the occurrence of food-borne illness risk factors. The eligible applicants are non-profit national organizations affiliated with one or more institutions of higher learning whose membership includes state, local, tribal, and territorial regulatory personnel whose primary duties include retail food safety. Some key aspects of the opportunity include: • The award ceiling and floor are both $4,000,000. • The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement. • The opportunity is limited to non-profit national organizations with specific affiliations and memberships. • The applicant eligibility is restricted to organizations that meet specific criteria, including affiliation with institutions of higher learning and membership including state, local, tribal, and territorial regulatory personnel.