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The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene?s Proposal to Add to the Capability and Capability of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?s Food Emergency Response Network

Award Number: U18FD005528
ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
OPDIV: FDA
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: KDA (KNOWLEDGE/DEVELOPMENT/APPLICATION)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2015
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2020

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The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene?s Proposal to Add to the Capability and Capability of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?s Food Emergency Response Network - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene (WSLH) is Wisconsin's public and environmental health laboratory. As part of the University of Wisconsin‐Madison, the WSLH is committed to exploring new ideas which benefit the state, the nation and the world. The Radiochemistry Unit of WSLH offers a wide range of radiological testing services to maintain its testing capability and capacity to rapidly and accurately respond to food emergencies under the FDA FERN Radiological Cooperative Agreement Program. Instrumentation used to support screening and confirmatory testing under this program include gamma and alpha spectrometers, gas proportional counters, and a liquid scintillation counter. A cadre of scientists is qualified to sustain approved FDA FERN CAP methodologies. The lab is certified and routinely inspected by the Environmental Protection Agency and a complete Quality Assurance and Quality Control Program is maintained, assuring high quality results. WSLH will continue to use FERN FDA Radiological Cooperative Agreement funding to strengthen and improve the lab's capability and capacity to rapidly and accurately identify radiological contaminants in food and environmental samples. The WSLH also aims to improve the lab's existing Strontium‐90 in milk method, validate additional food matrices with existing methods and develop a soil fusion procedure to enhance its capability. The WSLH staff will attend and contribute to annual network meetings and serve on FERN committees and contribute to special projects offered by the FERN NPO. The WSLH will furthermore maintain FERN methodologies and agrees to actively participate in proficiency testing and exercise offerings. In case of a large‐scale radiological event, WSLH will assist the FDA and other network partners with performing needed testing and provide electronic data reporting as directed by the FERN NPO. The WSLH seeks to provide method development and method validation for FERN methodologies in collaboration with network partners.


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: 2022 ( Subtotal = -$87,313 )
2022	2019	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6301	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project	000	5	5/17/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	-$87,313
														Subtotal = -$87,313

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2020	2019	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project	001	5	6/11/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2020	2019	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project	000	5	4/16/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $240,000 )
2019	2019	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project	000	5	8/14/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$240,000
														Subtotal = $240,000

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $240,000 )
2018	2018	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project	001	4	8/28/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$240,000
2018	2017	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project	000	3	1/23/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $240,000

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $240,000 )
2017	2017	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project	002	3	8/24/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$240,000
2017	2016	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project	000	2	1/24/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2017	2016	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM	21 N PARK ST STE 6401	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project	001	2	7/13/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $240,000

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $240,000 )
2016	2016	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM/BOARD OF REGENTS	21 N PARK ST	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project	000	2	9/2/2016	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$240,000
														Subtotal = $240,000

Issue Date FY: 2015 ( Subtotal = $240,000 )
2015	2015	UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM/BOARD OF REGENTS	21 N PARK ST	MADISON	WI	53715	DANE	USA	Food Safety and Security Monitoring Project	000	1	8/31/2015	NEW	$240,000
														Subtotal = $240,000

Grand Total All Awards = $1,112,687

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The Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene?s Proposal to Add to the Capability and Capability of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?s Food Emergency Response Network

Award Number: U18FD005528

ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

OPDIV: FDA

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: KDA (KNOWLEDGE/DEVELOPMENT/APPLICATION)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2015

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 08/31/2020

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