Closed · RFA-FD-17-009 · CFDA 93.103 · Discretionary

Manufacturing Sector Research Initiative

Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Drug Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$7M-$35M
Award range
Closed
Status
April 14, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Manufacturing Sector Research Initiative is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Drug Administration that offered $7,000,000 -- $35,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 481 other opportunities from Food and Drug Administration.

$7M-$35M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
93.103
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Manufacturing Sector Research Initiative is closed (last close April 14, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 93.103 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Food and Drug Administration still indexes 481 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 14, 2017

Posted Feb 13 Closes Apr 14

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of grant funds for the support of a cooperative agreement with the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Technology and Education Initiative (NIPTE). The Agency's Critical Path Manufacturing Sector Initiative has focused attention on the continuing need for this kind of research in a way that can improve reliability of pharmaceutical product manufacturing and quality across the entire industry. This shared knowledge will increase the likelihood of successfully manufacturing products that have been identified in the clinical development community. The goal of this agreement is to improve the overall manufacturing and quality and the knowledge base

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · RFA-FD-17-009

Grants.gov marks Manufacturing Sector Research Initiative with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Consumer Protection · Food and Nutrition (AG;CP;FN). 119 other Food and Drug Administration listings share this eligibility-code string (25% of 482).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Shashi Malhotra Grants Management Specialist Phone 2404027592

What to do next

Manufacturing Sector Research Initiative is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 93.103 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Food and Drug Administration Research indexes 42 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Food and Drug Administration lists 481 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

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