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Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)
Food and Drug Administration · Other Federal · RFA-FD-25-007
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- AwardWhat a single award can be worth — the funder's published per-award amount or floor–ceiling range.
- Up to $1.5M
- DeadlineFinal application due date.
- Jan 11, 2028
- Letter of intentDue date for the letter of intent (a short pre-application some funders require or request before the full proposal).
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- MechanismNIH activity code — the grant type (R01 research project, R21 exploratory, K series career development, F series fellowship, …).
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- DurationMaximum project period for a single award.
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- Expected awardsHow many awards the funder anticipates making under this opportunity.
- 75
- Funding cycleHow often the program accepts applications (annual, multiple cycles per year, rolling, or one-time).
- One-time
- Open dateWhen applications open (or opened).
- Feb 6, 2025
- Total fundingThe overall pool the funder expects to commit across ALL awards under this opportunity — not what one project receives.
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- Clinical trialWhether proposed projects must, may, or must not include a clinical trial.
- Unspecified
GovernmentHigher education
Description
This cooperative agreement is intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories in support of an integrated food safety system (IFSS). This is achieved through prioritized sample testing and food defense preparedness in the areas of microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry, as well as method development and capacity/capability development projects that support and expand food safety and food defense testing.