# MCAFDO Annual Education Conference

> **NIH FDA R13** · MID-CONTINENTAL ASSN/FOOD/DRUG OFFICIALS · 2021 · $25,000

## Abstract

Project Summary
The long-term objective of the Mid-Continental Association of Food and Drug Officials (MCAFDO) is to
continue to hold an annual regional meeting encompassing members from the states of Arkansas, Iowa,
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Specific Aims:
 • Improve communication and cooperation within the local, state, and federal programs
 • Promote the development and enforcement of uniform food, drug, and consumer protection
laws
 • Recruit new members and increase association activities each year
 • Work with AFDO to draft resolutions, policies, and model legislation affecting the public and the
industry
 • Develop support from AFDO for regional objectives to provide an effective voice on the national
 level for MCAFDO members
 • Fosters partnerships between industry and regulators within the region
This grant would greatly assist MCAFDO in continuing to support our organization’s objective (stated
above) as well as support bring in the subject matters experts needed to thoroughly educate and discus
topics important to our stakeholders.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10076820
- **Project number:** 5R13FD006894-02
- **Recipient organization:** MID-CONTINENTAL ASSN/FOOD/DRUG OFFICIALS
- **Principal Investigator:** Scott J Platt
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $25,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2020-01-01 → 2024-12-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10076820

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10076820, MCAFDO Annual Education Conference (5R13FD006894-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10076820. Licensed CC0.

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