# Special Projects: Analytical Track 1: Sample Collection

> **NIH FDA U19** · MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · 2020 · $45,000

## Abstract

SUMMARY: SPECIAL PROJECT TRACK 1 (SAMPLE COLLECTION) 
The core tenet of this large and multifaceted proposal is to contribute a comprehensive and integrated 
food protection laboratory hub to the Food Emergency Response Network (FERN) that is capable of 
analyzing many different foods across a diversity of threat priorities. Adaptive high-volume sampling 
is central to our goal of ensuring a safe food supply. The MDH Laboratories Administration is the 
primary servicing laboratory for the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standard in the state of 
Maryland. Through this food safety program the Laboratory has been testing food samples from the 
Maryland Office of Food Protection. The MDH Laboratories Administration plans to continue performing 
analytical testing for this important program. In order to meet the additional goals of our FERN-funded 
radiochemistry surveillance program, we recently piloted a contracted food sample collection program 
that allowed us both to increase the volume of our testing, as well as to tailor it to current and emerging 
needs of the state of Maryland. The purpose of this special project track is to expand this effective and 
FERN-approved sample collecting mechanism to meet the needs of the nation as well as the State 
of Maryland by supporting the activities proposed in this cooperative agreement. Accordingly, the 
funds provided under this track have been budgeted to compensate the sampling organization for 
collecting samples, purchase supplies for the sampling organization to utilize during sample collection, 
pay for shipping costs, and/or to pay for samples purchased at the manufacturer or retail location. The 
resulting activities will enhance food surveillance across all disciplines, and provide a means of gaining 
a data-driven understanding of the underlying risks associated with Maryland’s food industry.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10174021
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007084-01
- **Recipient organization:** MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** SINISA URBAN
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $45,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10174021

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10174021, Special Projects: Analytical Track 1: Sample Collection (1U19FD007084-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10174021. Licensed CC0.

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