Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA FD 17 011
This grant opportunity, titled "Food Safety Preventive Controls and Produce Safety Standards: Building Competency in Latin America in Support of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA FD 17 011), is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cooperative agreement designed to strengthen food safety capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean. The core idea is to improve understanding and practical implementation of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) among key partners in a region that plays a major role in exporting human food to the United States. By increasing regional competency in FSMA-related requirements, the program aims to reduce food safety risks, support smoother trade, and promote consistent preventive food safety practices from farm to facility.
The FDA proposes working specifically with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), a multilateral institution with a long history of collaboration with the U.S. government throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. IICA is positioned as the central implementing partner because it can coordinate across countries, convene regulators and technical experts, and deliver standardized training at scale. The goal is to develop an expert cadre, meaning a group of well-trained specialists who can serve as trusted resources and multipliers for FSMA implementation across the region, rather than relying only on ad hoc or one-time training events.
A major focus of the cooperative agreement is training FDA's regulatory counterparts in the region, with an emphasis on participants who commit to conducting additional training in their own countries. In practice, this reflects a train-the-trainer model: build capacity among regulators and other institutional stakeholders so they can continuously spread knowledge and skills nationally and locally. Alongside regulators, the training is also intended to reach academia and industry representatives, since universities and industry groups often play a major role in developing technical expertise, shaping professional norms, and scaling good practices through extension, research, and workforce development.
The training content is expected to cover up-to-date information on FDA FSMA requirements as well as good agricultural practices relevant to produce safety and preventive controls. This directly supports the preventive approach embedded in FSMA, which emphasizes identifying hazards, putting controls in place, verifying that controls work, and documenting compliance in ways that can be communicated clearly across supply chains and to regulators. By improving regional familiarity with these expectations, exporters and their regulators are better equipped to meet U.S. standards, reduce the likelihood of violations or disruptions, and align local oversight with internationally recognized preventive frameworks.
One practical outcome highlighted in the opportunity is cost reduction and access, particularly for smaller businesses. The notice points out that training costs can be prohibitive for small entities trying to understand and implement FSMA produce safety standards. If regulators or appropriate government institutions become qualified trainers of the relevant Alliance curriculum, they may be able to offer training at lower cost within their countries. That local availability matters because it can make compliance knowledge more accessible, reduce dependence on outside trainers, and help normalize FSMA-aligned practices across both large exporters and smaller suppliers that feed into export supply chains.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically means the FDA anticipates substantial involvement with the recipient during execution. The program is categorized under Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Food and Nutrition and is associated with CFDA number 93.103. The funding details indicate a single expected award with an award ceiling of $1,100,000. The opportunity was created on May 30, 2017, with an original closing date of August 2, 2017, and eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional clarification referenced in the full eligibility text.Apply for RFA FD 17 011
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration in the agriculture, consumer protection, food and nutrition sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Food Safety Preventive Controls and Produce Safety Standards: Building Competency in Latin America in Support of the U.S. Food Safety Modernization Act" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.103.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 30, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 02, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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