Operating Division Grant Portfolios: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Mission: To protect the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, the nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. To advance the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and to help the public get accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health. To reinforce a significant role in addressing the Nation’s counterterrorism capability and ensuring the security of the food supply.
| Award Class | Awards | Dollars |
|---|---|---|
| Discretionary | 113 | $27,423,556 |
| Mandatory | 0 | $0 |
| Total | 113 | $27,423,556 |
As a scientific regulatory agency and an operating division of HHS that is responsible for protecting and advancing the public health in the United States, FDA’s responsibilities cover a wide range of regulatory activities. FDA decisions affect every American on a daily basis. Annually, consumers spent nearly $1.5 trillion, or more than 20 percent of all consumer expenditures, on FDA-regulated products.
Some of FDA's Strategic Goals include:
- Increasing access to innovative products and technologies to improve health
- Improving product quality, safety, and availability through better manufacturing and product oversight
- Enhancing patient and consumer protection and empowering them with better information about regulated products
- Transforming FDA business operations, systems, and infrastructure to support FDA’s mission in the 21st century
- Enhancing the ability of the nation’s healthcare system to effectively respond to bioterrorism and other public challenges
- Enhancing the capacity and productivity of the nation’s health science research enterprise
| CFDA | CFDA Name | Awards | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93.103 | Food and Drug Administration Research | 86 | $24,331,371 |
| 93.448 | Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project | 9 | $1,818,449 |
| 93.443 | Health Promotion/Disease Prevention Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives | 3 | $739,851 |
| 93.447 | State Health Fraud Task Force Grants | 8 | $470,785 |
| 93.449 | Ruminant Feed Ban Support Project | 7 | $63,100 |
For additional information on FDA programs and funding please visit the FDA Web site at http://www.fda.gov.
