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May 13

FDA Funding Opportunity: Rapid Response Teams

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The Rapid Response Team (RRT) cooperative agreement funds development, implementation, exercise and integration of an all-hazards food and food-borne illness response capability in order to more rapidly react to potential threats to our food supply. The RRT, which is designed to operate in conjunction with other food and feed agencies within state programs, other state RRTs, FDA district offices, and state emergency operations centers, is another tool to enhance response capabilities.

 

The RRTs will respond to all food hazard incidents in the farm-to-table continuum of food production and delivery by using incident command structure response protocols, a formalized crisis management system. Recipients will be awarded up to $500,000 in FY09 to develop its response team, conduct a program assessment, purchase equipment and supplies, hire personnel, and share information and data as appropriate.

 

The deadline for applications for Fiscal Year 2009 is June 30, 2009.

 

To view the full Program Announcement, please refer to the NIH Guide.

 

More information and applications can also be found on the grants.gov site. 

Jan 21

USDA CSREES funding opportunity: Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

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The USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) announced the addition of the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) to its funding opportunities available in 2009.

 

 CSREES anticipates that $190 million will be available for AFRI to support six priority areas:  1) plant health and production and plant products; 2) animal health and production and animal products; 3) food safety, nutrition and health; 4) renewable energy, natural resources and environment; 5) agriculture systems and technology; and 6) agriculture economics and rural communities.  

 

The Request for Applications is expected to be released early in 2009 on the CSREES and Grants.gov web sites.

 

Go to the AFRI Competitive Grants Program web site for more information.  The complete public announcement can be viewed online at www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/pdfs/program_announcement.pdf

Nov 6

DHS Announces Fiscal Year 2009 Grant Guidance for over $3 Billion in Preparedness Grant Programs

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced the call for applications from state and local governments to receive federal grant program assistance in strengthening preparedness.  More than $3 billion will be available to enhance the ability of communities to prevent, protect, respond and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters or other emergencies.  Two new programs for FY2009 include targeted allocations under the State Homeland Security Program and Urban Areas Security Initiative.


The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency today released Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Application Guidance for 14 federal grant programs, totaling more than $3 billion available in federal funding to assist state and local governments in strengthening community preparedness.  More than $27 billion has been provided since 2002 to strengthen our nation’s ability to prevent, protect, respond and recover from terrorist attacks, major disasters or other emergencies.  Read the complete news release on the DHS web site.


Applications for several of the programs are due no later than January 13, 2009.  For more information, visit www.dhs.gov.


FY 2009 Overview Grants Application Guidance (PDF, 27 pages – 575 KB )