# Building an Integrated Laboratory System to Advance the Safety of the Animal Feed in South Carolina

> **NIH FDA U18** · SC STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2021 · $600,000

## Abstract

RESEARCH STRATEGY
Project Abstract for Both Competition A and B
The South Carolina Department of Agriculture (SCDA) is soliciting a Cooperative Agreement to
provide financial support for additional personnel, travel costs and equipment needs to support
the animal feed regulatory program as it moves into conformance with the Animal Feed
Regulatory Program Standards (AFRPS) as presented by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). SCDA also seeks funding to become a key building integrated into the
nation’s food and feed safety system through obtaining ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation for its
animal feed laboratory. A significant portion f the funding stream (from Competition B) will be
dedicated to purchasing equipment adding full time employees, and providing employee training
that is required to obtain the international standards of which this accreditation symbolizes.
In September 2014, SCDA began taking steps towards implementing the AFRPS. These
measures include amending the SC Commercial Feed Act to reflect the AAFCO Model Feed
Bill, developing drafts of several Standard Operating Procedures pertaining to feed safety, and
maintaining a full time Animal Feed Control Official position on staff within the Consumer
Protection Division (CPD). The Animal Feed Control Official serves as a volunteer with the FDA
workgroup in reviewing and making suggestive edits to the AFRPS Standards. SCDA
leadership is now soliciting federal funds to assist in building the capacity of the SC animal feed
regulatory program and the laboratory capabilities as the Appropriated Funds set forth by the
South Carolina General Assembly for the annual budget of these services present a significant
barrier. This financial barrier will continue to impose upon the SCDA’s ability to expand,
improve, and evolve the regulatory activities in SC, and thus gives reason for this solicitation.
With available funding to implement the AFRPS and obtain ISO/IEC 17025:2005 laboratory
accreditation, additional full time regulatory and laboratory employees will be hired to coordinate
and implement the programs. Funds will make significant equipment upgrades and additions to
the laboratory’s current inventory possible, and infrastructure improvements like computer
hardware will take place in both areas.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10244946
- **Project number:** 5U18FD005817-05
- **Recipient organization:** SC STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Elizabeth Dorton
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $600,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-01 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10244946

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10244946, Building an Integrated Laboratory System to Advance the Safety of the Animal Feed in South Carolina (5U18FD005817-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10244946. Licensed CC0.

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