NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-04-29. Official notice and agency instructions control.
If you run a food testing lab or research program with FDA ties, this cooperative agreement funds expansion of antibiotic resistance surveillance infrastructure.
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What this is
This FDA cooperative agreement supports the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS), an ongoing surveillance effort since 1996. Applicants will enhance laboratory capacity, detection methods, and geographic coverage for testing retail food samples for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Success requires demonstrable improvements in surveillance capability and alignment with NARMS objectives. Awards up to $200,000 support public health infrastructure to combat antibiotic resistance threats in the food supply.
Who can apply
Eligibility is limited to specific organizations; the FOA text indicates 'Others (see text field)' and references additional clarification required. Applicants must be capable of conducting microbiological testing on retail food specimens and contributing to the existing NARMS network. Check full FOA for detailed organizational type requirements.
Eligible applicant types
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Full description — from the agency
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), builds upon the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) which was initiated in 1996 as one of the key activities in a national action plan to combat antibiotic resistance threats. The purpose of this FOA is to protect and promote public health by enhancing, strengthening, and sustaining antibiotic resistance surveillance in retail food specimens within the NARMS program. The NARMS cooperative agreement is intended to improve the detection of antibiotic resistance among bacteria in food commodities, as well as expand to new sites to expand the scope of sampling. Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the NARMS Objectives.
Topics: antibiotic resistance surveillance · food safety testing · narms program · bacterial detection · retail food monitoring · antimicrobial resistance
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