# Administration, Management, and Co-ordination of the LFFM Co-operative Agreement

> **NIH FDA U19** · NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENTR/AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $45,000

## Abstract

Project Summary 
(Administration, Management, and Coordination of the Projects) 
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) laboratory aims to comply with the 
applicable NJ State and Federal regulations as well as terms and conditions of the LFFM 
funding opportunity. The PD/PI will be responsible for planning, directing, and executing the 
LFFM proposed co-operative agreement in collaboration with the project leads and the FDA 
staff. The quality officer will coordinate activities to ensure compliance with the ISO 17025 
standard. The administrative staff will support the project by performing accounting, clerical, 
purchasing, and payroll tasks in support of the co-operative agreement. The PD-PI in 
collaboration with the project leads and the administrative staff will submit mid-year and annual 
report, financial report, and budget resolution report. The laboratory will submit testing data 
quarterly through the FERN website. The laboratory will notify the regulatory officials of any 
positives or cannot rule out samples within one business day and submit data package within 3 
business days. The laboratory will investigate problems and deficiencies identified by the FDA in 
fulfilling the goals of the LFFM projects and implement appropriate solutions to address 
problems and deficiencies in execution of projects. Overall, the NJDA has appropriate resources 
for administration, management, and coordination of the LFFM projects. Successful 
administration, management, and coordination of the LFFM projects will contribute to successful 
development of integrated laboratory science and food safety in the State of New Jersey and 
the United States in support of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10174547
- **Project number:** 1U19FD007075-01
- **Recipient organization:** NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENTR/AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Amar Patil
- **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/10174547

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10174547, Administration, Management, and Co-ordination of the LFFM Co-operative Agreement (1U19FD007075-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10174547. Licensed CC0.

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