# Washington State Public Health Laboratories NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program Application 2021-2022. Retail Meat Surveillance.

> **NIH FDA U01** · WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH · 2021 · $167,000

## Abstract

Project Summary
Drug-resistant bacterial infections pose a serious and growing public health threat
globally. In order to enhance the antibiotic resistance surveillance data for the National
Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), the WAPHL proposes a
continued collaboration with FDA to survey antibiotic resistance of bacteria isolated from
retail meat and seafood in Washington’s Puget Sound Region.
The primary outcomes we hope to achieve as a result of our project are to maintain the
ability to: 1) Collect and process samples within a relevant time frame, such as that
described in the FDA protocol and guidelines 2) Perform microbiological tests, such as
those described in the project protocol, of the total samples suggested by the FDA 3)
Utilize results from the project to analyze quality assurance practices 4) Integrate and
coordinate surveillance activities 5) Exchange relevant and complete surveillance data
6) Use data to inform program and policy development 7) Employ data for education on
current and emerging hazards 8) Support awareness of antimicrobial resistance among
the public 9) Identify foodborne illness outbreaks and coordinate outbreak investigations
10) Analyze antimicrobial resistance data in our jurisdiction over time 11) Defend our
jurisdictions involvement in protecting and promoting the public's health.
Funds from this award will be used over the next 5 years to: 1) enhanced outbreak
investigation response and reporting 2) improve surveillance to drive public health
action in WA State 3) seek collaboration opportunities among city, county, state, and
federal partners and other external partners 4) sustain and enhance our laboratory
diagnostic capabilities 5) improve laboratory coordination and outreach/information flow
in order to coordinate stronger connections between our communicable disease
epidemiologists and laboratory functions at the state and local levels in WA State 6)
explore ways to develop integrated surveillance information systems.
Data obtained from this project will help to determine prevalence trends of bacteria and
their antibiotic resistance in retail meats and seafood within Washington State.
Additionally, it will also be used to inform policy, affect regulatory actions, monitor trends
in resistance, raise awareness of the appropriate use of antibiotics to attain optimal
health for people, animals and our environment.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10401015
- **Project number:** 2U01FD005791-06
- **Recipient organization:** WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Brian Hiatt
- **Activity code:** U01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $167,000
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2016-09-01 → 2025-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10401015

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10401015, Washington State Public Health Laboratories NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program Application 2021-2022. Retail Meat Surveillance. (2U01FD005791-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10401015. Licensed CC0.

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