FDA Announces Grant Award Opportunity for Antimicrobial Use and Resistance Data Collection

May 11, 2016 — 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to support the collection of data on antimicrobial use in animal agriculture. The funded data collection efforts are intended to provide part of the baseline information on antimicrobial use practices in the four major food-producing animal groups (cattle, swine, chickens, and turkeys) needed to assess the impact of the agency's judicious use strategy. The data collection efforts are also expected to provide important information on data collection methodologies to help optimize long-term strategies for collecting and reporting such data. [Source: FDA News Release, March 16, 2016]

Beginning on March 11, 2016, FDA will accept applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Cooperative Agreement Program for Antimicrobial Use & Resistance Data Collection, which will fund up to two awards with a maximum of $300,000 provided to any individual awardee.

Applications are due by no later than June 24, 2016. To apply for this funding opportunity, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-FD-16-046.html. FDA encourages applicants to visit http://www.grants.gov as early as possible to obtain the registration information needed to complete the application process. The agency is unable to accept late applications.