FDA FERN Cooperative Agreement Program Funding Opportunity Announcement Number RFA-FD-15-019 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 93.448 PROJECT SUMMARY The Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Laboratories (BOL) will continue a cooperative agreement with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the FDA Food Emergency Response (FERN) Cooperative Agreement Program. The BOL will participate in Track 1 of the cooperative agreement which involves the analysis of food and food-related samples to identify contamination by microorganisms and toxins. The BOL?s participation will provide expanded laboratory capacity to FERN which will allow for the analysis of greater numbers of samples, small-scale methods development, method validations, and matrix extension projects. FERN will provide funding for personnel and testing supplies and will supply samples, test procedures, and opportunities for training and proficiency testing. The BOL will maintain the capacity to test a minimum of 100 samples over a two-week period and a minimum of 500 samples per year. Page 1 of 1

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FDA FERN Cooperative Agreement Program Funding Opportunity Announcement Number RFA-FD-15-019 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 93.448 PROJECT NARRATIVE The Pennsylvania Department of Health Bureau of Laboratories (BOL) will continue a cooperative agreement with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the FDA Food Emergency Response (FERN) Cooperative Agreement Program. The BOL will participate in Track 1 of the cooperative agreement which involves the analysis of food and food-related samples to identify contamination by microorganisms and toxins. Testing will be performed to enable surveillance, foodborne outbreak response, laboratory surge capacity in the event of a major outbreak, and the development and validation of new or expanded laboratory testing methods. Page 1 of 1

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Type
Research Demonstration--Cooperative Agreements (U18)
Project #
1U18FD005524-01
Application #
9101733
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZFD1-SRC (99))
Project Start
2015-09-01
Project End
2020-08-31
Budget Start
2015-09-01
Budget End
2016-08-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2015
Total Cost
$257,000
Indirect Cost
Name
Pennsylvania State Department of Health
Department
Type
DUNS #
614489839
City
Harrisburg
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
17120