Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement

Key facts

Copied from the official Grants.gov record. Last verified October 29, 2026.

Program name

Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement

Issuing agency

Food and Drug Administration (Department of Health and Human Services)

Opportunity number

FOR-FD-23-016

Funding type

Cooperative Agreement

Funding purpose

Information and Statistics, Consumer Protection, Food and Nutrition

Status

Forecasted

Application deadline

Forecasted · estimated close December 1, 2022 (agency estimate)

Agency estimates

Estimated posting: September 1, 2022. Estimated award date: July 1, 2023. Estimates can change.

Published award range

Not published by the agency

Estimated total program funding

$8,250,000

Expected number of awards

25

Cost sharing or match required

No

Eligible applicants (official categories)

• State governments
• County governments
• Special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses

Relevant to

Businesses and NonprofitsHow we determined this: Grants.gov eligibility includes small businesses or for-profit organizations. Grants.gov eligibility includes nonprofit organizations.

Geographic restrictions

None stated in structured data (federal opportunities are often nationwide). Check the eligibility details and full announcement for any limits.

Assistance Listing (CFDA)

93.103

Official source

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Application URL

www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/342810 ↗Apply through Grants.gov (Workspace) using the application package on the official listing, unless the full announcement names a different submission system.

Source identifier

Grants.gov opportunity ID 342810 · Funding opportunity number FOR-FD-23-016

Posted

July 28, 2022 · Source last updated July 28, 2022

Last verified

October 29, 2026 (against Grants.gov)

Data completeness

83% of key fields published by the sourceNot published: published funding range, eligibility criteria text.

Record confidence

mediumforecast — dates and amounts are agency estimates.

Description (from the official listing)

The purpose of the NOFO is to facilitate long-term improvements and innovation to the national integrated food safety system by unifying and coordinating federal/state/local human and animal food (HAF) emergency response efforts including:1) Strengthening the link among epidemiology, lab, and environmental health/regulatory components;2) Improving States' regulatory and surveillance HAF protection programs to include using Incident Command System (ICS)/National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles and a Unified Command structure to conduct integrated responses to all-hazards HAF emergencies, rapidly identifying and removing tainted food from commerce, and conducting root cause investigations to inform future prevention efforts; and3) Addressing supporting components, such as training, data sharing, data analysis, communications, continuous process improvement, and development of best practices and other resources to support national capacity/capability development..

Agency contact

Janelle Fundersburg Grantor
janelle.fundersburg@fda.hhs.gov