# Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Food & Standards Division Grant Application: Developing a Food Protection Rapid Response Team (RRT): RFA-FD-18-001

> **NIH FDA U18** · CT STATE DEPT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION · 2020 · $221,414

## Abstract

Project Summary
 The Connecticut Rapid Response Team Project will complement the primary mission of the
 Departments of Public Health, Consumer Protection and Agriculture, notably to protect and promote
 public health in the commerce of food. Responding to food emergencies is a key part of that mission.
 The objective of this project therefore is to implement a more efficient, uniform, and effective
 response to State and Region-wide food emergencies across multiple jurisdictions. Our plan to
 accomplish that objective is three-fold, first to hire a coordinator that will in effect report to the three
 agencies. Second, use sub-awards to support the establishment of a cross-jurisdictional task force to
 work on integration, training and development of the Connecticut RRT, encompassing core elements
 related to collaboration, communication, policies and procedures, and resources in each phase of a
 foodborne illness, from preparation, surveillance/detection, investigation, mitigation/control thru to
 response/prevention. Finally by promoting region-wide collaboration as a mentee and exercise
 participant with Massachusetts (mentor) and Rhode Island, all within the context of established RRT
 Best Practices.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10063302
- **Project number:** 3U18FD006415-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** CT STATE DEPT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION
- **Principal Investigator:** Frank E Greene
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $221,414
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10063302

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10063302, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, Food & Standards Division Grant Application: Developing a Food Protection Rapid Response Team (RRT): RFA-FD-18-001 (3U18FD006415-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10063302. Licensed CC0.

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