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A People-Centered, Technology-Driven, Scientific Approach to Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards

Award Number: U2FFD007358
ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
OPDIV: FDA
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2025

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A People-Centered, Technology-Driven, Scientific Approach to Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards - PROJECT SUMMARY After decades of incremental changes to the food safety system, technological advancements have ushered in a corresponding period of increased change for both food systems and food safety. According to FDA’s most recent food safety initiative, the New Era of Smarter Food Safety, many experts believe the pace of change will continue increasing over the next ten years, perhaps even more than in recent decades. As old foods are reformulated, new foods are created, new production and delivery methods are developed, and the entire system becomes increasingly digitized, complexity for regulators is only going to increase. The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) project entitled A People-Centered, Technology-Driven, Scientific Approach to Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) is intended to: • Objective 1: Build and implement a Flexible Funding Model system to provide significant subaward funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) retail food regulatory programs, to assist them in meeting the requirements of the Retail Program Standards, • Objective 2: Assess and identify the retail training needs of SLTT agencies, and assist the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in meeting those needs by building and establishing a Retail Training Pre-Registration System; and • Objective 3: Work with FDA to build and establish a National Retail Standardization Registry to better promote and track retail Standardizations nationwide. These three objectives will advance the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) requirements found in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and support the goal of building New Business Models and Retail Standardization in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety. By supporting SLTT retail food regulatory programs in their work toward uniformity and encouraging increased active managerial controls, we will assist the FDA with their goal of “bending the curve” of foodborne illness by reducing the number of illnesses and related deaths.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION	720 S COLORADO BLVD STE 105A	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	3	11/14/2024	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$0
2025	2023	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION	720 S COLORADO BLVD STE 105A	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	001	3	5/13/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $2,000,000 )
2024	2024	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION	720 S COLORADO BLVD STE 105A	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	3	2/26/2024	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$2,000,000
2024	2023	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION	720 S COLORADO BLVD STE 105A	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	001	3	5/10/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $2,000,000

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $12,000,000 )
2023	2023	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION	720 S COLORADO BLVD STE 105A	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	3	3/31/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$12,000,000
														Subtotal = $12,000,000

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $12,000,000 )
2022	2022	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION	720 S COLORADO BLVD STE 105A	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	001	2	6/3/2022	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$2,000,000
2022	2022	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION	720 S COLORADO BLVD STE 105A	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	2	4/20/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$10,000,000
2022	2022	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION	720 S COLORADO BLVD STE 105A	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	002	2	6/21/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $12,000,000

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $10,000,000 )
2021	2021	NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION	720 S COLORADO BLVD STE 1000N	DENVER	CO	80246	DENVER	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	1	5/3/2021	NEW	$10,000,000
														Subtotal = $10,000,000

Grand Total All Awards = $36,000,000

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A People-Centered, Technology-Driven, Scientific Approach to Advancing Conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards

Award Number: U2FFD007358

ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

OPDIV: FDA

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/01/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2025

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