Closed · RFA-FD-17-007 · CFDA 93.103 · Discretionary
Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS) (U18)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Drug Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $70K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 31, 2017
- Close date
- 33
- Expected awards
The verdict
Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS) (U18) is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Drug Administration that offered Up to $70,000 across 33 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 481 other opportunities from Food and Drug Administration.
- up to $70K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 33
- expected awards
- 93.103
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Advancing Conformance is closed (last close May 31, 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 May 31, 2017
Expected Awards
33
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The intended outcome of this FOA is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated food safety system by assisting retail food regulatory programs in achieving conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS or Retail Program Standards). The Retail Program Standards apply to the operation and management of a retail food regulatory program that is focused on the reduction of risk factors known to cause or contribute to foodborne illness and to the promotion of active managerial control of these risk factors. These cooperative agreements are intended to assist regulatory food retail programs in developing, implementing, and improving the infrastructure necessary to support conformance with the VNRFRPS.
Multi-door applicant board · 5 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 5 distinct applicant types for Advancing Conformance (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Federally recognized tribal governments; +1 more). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. 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). Inside Food and Drug Administration's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Food and Drug Administration Research
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Contact
Allison Mandel Grants Specialist Phone 240-402-7602
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What to do next
Advancing Conformance 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
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
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