# Alabama Department of Public Health Achieving and Maintaining Conformance of MFRPS

> **NIH FDA U18** · ALABAMA STATE DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH · 2020 · $225,000

## Abstract

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT APPLICATION AND JUSTIFICATION FOR
 MFRPS MAINTENANCE FUNDS
PROJECT SUMMARY
The Cooperative Agreement is to provide funding for the ADPH state manufactured
foods program to achieve full implementation and maintain conformance with the most
current version of FDA's Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS)
national standards.
PURPOSE
To provide adequate staffing, with funding for travel and other requirements as needed,
to review and inspect each food manufacturing firm in Alabama jointly with the county
Public Health Environmental staff. By having adequate specialized staff, ADPH will be
able to work toward maintaining conformance with the MFRPS National Standards as
part of an integrated food safety system.
PROPOSAL IN GENERAL
ADPH will use funds provided by FDA through this funding opportunity to work towards
completion of the implementation and maintaining conformance with the most current
version of the MFRPS. This will be done in the format of working on completion and
conformance of each Standard, by the target date of May 31, 2023. This proposal
delineates each standard and the work to be done throughout the 5-year program to
achieve full implementation and maintain conformance with the national standards.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9961380
- **Project number:** 5U18FD006414-03
- **Recipient organization:** ALABAMA STATE DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- **Principal Investigator:** Mitzi Waldo
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $225,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9961380

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9961380, Alabama Department of Public Health Achieving and Maintaining Conformance of MFRPS (5U18FD006414-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9961380. Licensed CC0.

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