FDA's National Curriculum Standard Development and Training Delivery and Development (ORA/OTED) (U18) Clinical Trial Not Allowed

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a funding opportunity for a cooperative agreement to continue the development of the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) National Curriculum Standard (NCS) curriculum frameworks. The goals of this cooperative agreement include further work on the development and validation of competency statements and revising, developing, and delivering courses to FDA stakeholders nationwide. The FDA is directed to improve the training of state, local, territorial, and tribal food safety officials and set standards and administer training and education programs to ensure a competent workforce doing comparable work. Key aspects of this opportunity include: • Development of curriculum frameworks for regulatory stakeholders • Development and validation of competency statements • Revision, development, and delivery of courses to FDA stakeholders • Improvement of training for state, local, territorial, and tribal food safety officials • Administration of training and education programs to ensure a competent workforce