# Radiochemistry Food Defense

> **NIH FDA U19** · MISSOURI STATE DEPT/ HEALTH & SENIOR SRV · 2020 · $250,000

## Abstract

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services 
 State Public Health Laboratory 
 Project Abstract for FOA PAR-20-105 
 Laboratory Flexible Funding Model 
Discipline C (Radiochemistry): Track 1 Food Defense 
Purpose: 
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) State Public Health Laboratory 
(MSPHL) seeks FDA cooperative agreement funding opportunity to prove presence or absence 
of radioactive contamination and identify the identities of radionuclides present in human or 
animal food samples through screening. The data generated will be used to characterize the 
extent of food contamination, for following trends, and for calculating intakes. 
The goals and outcomes of this project include the following: 
 1. The MSPHL will supply triage data from sample testing performed to determine whether 
 further analysis is needed. 
 2. The MSPHL will utilize semi-quantitative results from sample testing performed to 
 determine if contamination is well above or well below regulatory limits. 
 3. The MSPHL will participate in FDA-requested triage exercises, and/or surveillance 
 activities to support and maintain readiness. 
 4. The MSPHL will participate in national security event exercises, as available. 
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10165158
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007096-01
- **Recipient organization:** MISSOURI STATE DEPT/ HEALTH & SENIOR SRV
- **Principal Investigator:** Alan Schaffer
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $250,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10165158

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10165158, Radiochemistry Food Defense (1U19FD007096-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10165158. Licensed CC0.

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