(FOA)-NARMS
Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance
in Retail Food Specimens; May 11, 2020
Agency
Department
of Health and Human Services
U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
Description
This
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), builds upon the
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) which was initiated
in 1996 as one of the key activities in a national action plan to combat
antibiotic resistance threats. The purpose of this FOA is to protect and
promote public health by enhancing, strengthening and sustaining antibiotic
resistance surveillance in retail food specimens within the NARMS program. The
NARMS cooperative agreements is intended to improve the detection of antibiotic
resistance among bacteria in food commodities, as well as expand to new sites
to expand the scope of sampling. Measurable outcomes of the program will be in
alignment with the NARMS Objectives.
Announcement
Number:
Closing
Date:
May
11, 2020;
Link
to Full Announcement
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-20-124.html
Contact
Information
Claudine
Kabera
(240)-402-5430