NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens
OpenUpdated: Oct 30, 2025
Summary
The purpose of this grant is to enhance and sustain antibiotic resistance monitoring in retail food specimens as part of the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) to protect public health. Eligible applicants include for-profit organizations, small businesses, various levels of government, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. Specific application instructions are not provided, but interested parties can contact the grantor via email at terrin.brown@fda.hhs.gov for more information.
Full Description
Description
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), builds upon the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) which was initiated in 1996 as one of the key activities in a national action plan to combat antibiotic resistance threats. The purpose of this FOA is to protect and promote public health by enhancing, strengthening and sustaining antibiotic resistance monitoring in retail food specimens within the NARMS program. The NARMS cooperative agreements is intended to improve the detection of antibiotic resistance among bacteria in food commodities, as well as expand to new sites to expand the scope of sampling. Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the NARMS Objectives.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Unrestricted
Business
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
Government
- Special district governments
- City or township governments
- County governments
- State governments
- Public and Indian housing authorities
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Independent school districts
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Nonprofit
- Other Native American tribal organizations
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
terrin.brown@fda.hhs.gov
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