# Funding System to Support Milk and Shellfish Regulatory Programs, Years 4-8

> **NIH FDA U18** · ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS · 2020 · $3,000,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
Under a previous Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),
the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) developed a funding system in support of a
National Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS). Project Goals for this new Cooperative
Agreement include continuing to refine the subaward funding system that provides FDA
subaward funding to state and territorial (ST) Grade “A” Milk and Molluscan Shellfish regulatory
programs in a fair and equitable manner, and in coordination with all of the important national
partners that serve these programs. This goal will be accomplished by continuing to work
through a joint advisory group that includes members from AFDO, FDA, the National
Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS), and the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation
Conference (ISSC). The joint advisory group will continue to refine and manage the funding
system that distributes subawards to ST milk and shellfish regulatory programs, allowing them
to attend FDA-approved training courses and to acquire necessary equipment that will lead to
improved public health outcomes. Achieving project goals and objectives will support the
advancement of an IFSS through the broad availability of financial and programmatic support for
qualified programs. We further expect the project to promote continued goodwill between FDA,
AFDO, NCIMS, ISSC and ST staff members through joint participation in a simple and
straightforward funding process that distributes project funding broadly and fairly, and offers
excellent technical assistance. Ultimately, the safety, security, and defense of the United
States food supply will improve through the successful continuation of this project.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10017183
- **Project number:** 5U18FD006732-02
- **Recipient organization:** ASSOCIATION OF FOOD AND DRUG OFFICIALS
- **Principal Investigator:** Steven Mandernach
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $3,000,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-09-01 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10017183

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10017183, Funding System to Support Milk and Shellfish Regulatory Programs, Years 4-8 (5U18FD006732-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10017183. Licensed CC0.

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