# Enhancing the Capacity and Capability of Human Food and Environmental Testing Laboratory at the Texas Department of State Health Services: Special Projects, Sample Collection

> **NIH FDA U19** · TEXAS STATE DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES · 2020 · $19,452

## Abstract

Project Summary 
 Special Projects: Track 1 - Sample Collection 
The Foods and Drug Unit under the Consumer Protection Division (CPD) of the Texas 
Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has had maintained a partnership in support of 
cooperative agreements with the Laboratory Services Section (LSS). CPD has collected 
samples on behalf of LSS since the inception of the Federal Emergency Response Network 
(FERN)/ FDA Microbiology Cooperative Agreement (mCAP) in 2009. Currently, CPD supports 
LSS with sampling for the following cooperative agreements: FERN/FDA Microbiology 
Cooperative Agreement (mCAP) (RFA-FD-15-019) and the FDA Maintenance and 
Enhancement of ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation Cooperative Agreement (RFA-FD-19-018). 
Through these cooperative grant opportunities, LSS and CPD have collected and analyzed an 
additional 15,000 samples since 2009 that would not have been tested without these grant 
opportunities in place. 
The purpose of this track is to assist laboratories in obtaining the samples needed to meet the 
goals specified in the human food testing tracks LSS is applying for under the new funding 
opportunity: (PAR-20-105) Laboratory Flexible Funding Model. Funds provided under this track 
will be utilized to cover costs CPD incurs while collecting samples for LSS to complete 
deliverables stated under human food tracks. Funding will be utilized to compensate CPD for 
collecting samples such as the supplies utilized during sample collection, paying for shipping 
costs, and paying for samples purchased at the manufacturer or retail location.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10174180
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007080-01
- **Recipient organization:** TEXAS STATE DEPT OF HEALTH SERVICES
- **Principal Investigator:** Susan Tanksley
- **Activity code:** U19 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $19,452
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2020-09-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10174180

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10174180, Enhancing the Capacity and Capability of Human Food and Environmental Testing Laboratory at the Texas Department of State Health Services: Special Projects, Sample Collection (1U19FD007080-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10174180. Licensed CC0.

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