Closed · RFA-FD-26-003 · CFDA 93.103 · Discretionary
Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration
Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Drug Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $750K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 14, 2026
- Close date
- 3
- Expected awards
The verdict
Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Drug Administration that offered Up to $750,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- up to $750K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 3
- expected awards
- 93.103
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration - is cataloged under number RFA-FD-26-003 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 93.103, posted by Food and Drug Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 1, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is Up to $750,000. The agency has projected $2.3 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 3 awards. If the agency funds the expected 3 awards from the $2.3 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $750,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 14, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
Up to $750,000
Close Date
July 14, 2026
Posted
June 1, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$2,250,000
Expected Awards
3
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The purpose of this NOFO is to collaboratively advance retail food initiatives to reduce foodborne illness. This funding opportunity aims to advance practices in retail food protection and identify opportunities for collaboration to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors.This opportunity aims to assist retail food regulatory programs and industry in reducing foodborne illness by implementing effective intervention strategies designed to reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors; implementing and achieving full conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS); promoting use of risk-based inspection methods to effectively identify the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors, conduct root cause analysis, assess gaps in industry active managerial control (AMC), and promote regulatory compliance; promoting adoption of the most recent version of the FDA Food Code; effectively responding to foodborne illness outbreaks; and responding to emerging food safety trends. The program is also intended to encourage the research, development, and implementation of industry food safety management systems and the prerequisite food safety culture necessary to achieve AMC of foodborne illness risk factors.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Food and Drug Administration Research
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Contact
Danielle Head Grants Management Specialist
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