# MFRPS Expansion Grant Opportunity

> **NIH FDA U18** · MICHIGAN STATE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $150,000

## Abstract

MICHIGAN EXPANSION SUPPLEMENT TO RFA-FD-18-001
Project Summary - Abstract:
For the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) to expand
and build the infrastructure necessary for a strong integrated manufactured foods regulatory
program that supports the Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCHF) rule, the agency
will need to evaluate and modify its current program structure and information sharing
capabilities. MDARD currently utilizes and trains inspectors as generalists meaning inspectors
are trained to perform both retail and manufacturing regulatory work. To account for the
increased workload and resources needed to conduct an increased number of full scope
PCHF inspections and audits, MDARD will need to research and modify its current
manufactured food program organizational structure. MDARD will also need to establish IT-data
exchange development and implementation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
to enable necessary information exchanges between federal and state agencies. Allocation of
awards through the MFRPS Expansion grant will allow MDARD to advance and develop a
stronger partnership and mutual reliance with our FDA HAFE6 partners by performing
approximately 50% of the PCHF inspections listed on FDA's Michigan workplan, initiating full
scope PCHF inspections outside of the FDA Food Contract, and implementing data exchange
capabilities to support and develop an Integrated Food Safety System.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10169778
- **Project number:** 3U18FD006402-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** MICHIGAN STATE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Tim Slawinski
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $150,000
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10169778

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10169778, MFRPS Expansion Grant Opportunity (3U18FD006402-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10169778. Licensed CC0.

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