# Administrative Core

> **NIH FDA U19** · MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $80,486

## Abstract

Abstract 
In response to the FDA's Laboratory Flexible Funding Model program announcement, the 
Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory (MSCL) has submitted a robust proposal titled 
“Enhancement of Mississippi's Capabilities in Integrated Food Safety Partnerships.” This 
plan encompasses six projects: 
• Discipline B: Chemistry, Analytical Track 1. Food Defense (Years 1-5) 
• Discipline B: Chemistry, Analytical Track 2. Human Food Product Testing (Years 1-5) 
• Discipline B: Chemistry, Analytical Track 3. Animal Food Product Testing (Years 1-5) 
• Discipline D: Special Projects 1. Sample Collection (Years 1-5) 
• Discipline D: Special Projects 2. NFSDX and ORAPP Integration (Year 1 only) 
• Discipline D: Special Projects 3. Method Development/Validation (Year 2 only) 
With all of these projects, effective overall administration of the agreement is vital to its success. In 
the case of the MSCL, Project Director Dr. Darrell Sparks will centrally coordinate all activities and 
be the point of contact for the FDA. Dr. Ashli Brown (Co-Investigator and State Chemist) will ensure 
that yearly samples are obtained from our regulatory authority partners, the Mississippi Department 
of Health and the Bureau of Plant Industry branch of the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and 
Commerce. The MSCL's Quality Assurance Manager (Mrs. Dongping Jiang) and Officer (Mrs. 
Monica Haque) will be provide secondary data review, lead internal audits on project test methods, 
and administer proficiency tests. This administrative core group of personnel have effectively 
worked together on previous internal and external projects and are quite capable of meeting the 
overall agreement objectives.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10173405
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007069-01
- **Recipient organization:** MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Darrell Lynn Sparks
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $80,486
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10173405

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10173405, Administrative Core (1U19FD007069-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10173405. Licensed CC0.

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