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NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens

Award Number: U01FD007137
ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
OPDIV: FDA
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2025

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NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens - PAR-20-124, NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens (U01) MD Department of Health, 2020 ABSTRACT Foodborne bacterial infections have contributed to morbidity and mortality world-wide. To track antimicrobial resistance in enteric bacteria isolated from retails meat products, National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) was established to perform public health surveillance in the United States. The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has been a partner with the NARMS program for numbers of years and has been successfully contributing to the data development used in the bacterial illness and antimicrobial resistance studies. At MDH, the project has been performed in collaboration between MDH epidemiologists and MDH laboratory scientists to assure the quality of the data. Retail meats including ground beef, ground turkey, pork, chicken and seafoods are purchased from stores across the State of Maryland and processed according to the protocols established by the NARMS program. The target organisms from the retail meats include Salmonella, E. coli and Enterococci and Campylobacter whereas Vibrio, Aeromonas, Enterococcus and lactose fermenting bacteria are isolated from seafood products. The isolate identification is confirmed with appropriate methods before submitted to the FDA. Isolates including E. coli, Campylobacter and Salmonella are subjected to whole genome sequencing and the data are submitted to the FDA. After all isolates are confirmed and frozen, they are shipped to the FDA for antibiotic susceptibility testing and further characterization.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $180,000 )
2024	2024	MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	201 W PRESTON ST FL 3	BALTIMORE	MD	21201	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	000	5	8/30/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$180,000
														Subtotal = $180,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $180,000 )
2023	2023	HEALTH, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF	201 W PRESTON ST, 3RD FLR	BALTIMORE	MD	21201	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	002	4	8/7/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$180,000
2023	2022	HEALTH, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF	201 W PRESTON ST, 3RD FLR	BALTIMORE	MD	21201	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	001	3	5/25/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2023	2022	HEALTH, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF	201 W PRESTON ST, 3RD FLR	BALTIMORE	MD	21201	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	000	3	2/16/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $180,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $170,000 )
2022	2022	HEALTH, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF	201 W PRESTON ST, 3RD FLR	BALTIMORE	MD	21201	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	000	3	8/25/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$170,000
														Subtotal = $170,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $137,751 )
2021	2021	HEALTH, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF	201 W PRESTON ST, 3RD FLR	BALTIMORE	MD	21201	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	000	2	8/30/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$137,751
														Subtotal = $137,751

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $170,000 )
2020	2020	HEALTH, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF	201 W PRESTON ST, 3RD FLR	BALTIMORE	MD	21201	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	001	1	9/17/2020	NEW	$0
2020	2020	HEALTH, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF	201 W PRESTON ST, 3RD FLR	BALTIMORE	MD	21201	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens	000	1	8/26/2020	NEW	$170,000
														Subtotal = $170,000

Grand Total All Awards = $837,751

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NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens

Award Number: U01FD007137

ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

OPDIV: FDA

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2020

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2025

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