# D. Special Projects 1. Sample Collection

> **NIH FDA U19** · NEBRASKA ST DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $25,000

## Abstract

Discipline D. Special Projects, Analytical Track 1: Sample Collection 
 The Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) Laboratory is applying for several human and 
animal food testing analytical tracks. Funding from the Sample Collection track will be used to defray 
costs of sample collection supplies and activities for these LFFM tracks. Meeting our proposed sample 
collection numbers (n = 600) allows Nebraska to contribute to the national goal of using surveillance 
data to drive risk‐based and prevention focused food safety objectives. 
 Our selected sampling organizations are the Commercial Feed Program (CFP) and Food Safety 
and Consumer Protection (FSCP) regulatory programs in our agency as they have regulatory authority 
for human and animal food in Nebraska. A sampling agreement is written and updated each year 
between the laboratory and agency regulatory programs. These agreements outline the sample 
collection calendar and describe terms for both routine and non‐routine samples along with chain of 
custody practices. Results of laboratory analyses generate test results that provide the basis for 
regulatory activities undertaken by these NDA regulatory programs. The timely and accurate analysis of 
submitted samples is important for the success of the LFFM and for our agency’s regulatory efforts.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10174036
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007083-01
- **Recipient organization:** NEBRASKA ST DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Sally Flowers
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $25,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10174036

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10174036, D. Special Projects 1. Sample Collection (1U19FD007083-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10174036. Licensed CC0.

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