This cooperative agreement funds state human and animal food testing laboratories to enhance their capacity and capabilities in support of an integrated food safety system. It supports prioritized sample testing, food defense preparedness, method development, and capacity building projects in microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry to expand food safety and defense testing.
Eligible applicants include private and public institutions of higher education, city, county, state, and special district governments, as well as Native American tribal organizations and federally recognized tribal governments.
