Food and Drug Administration · Department of Health and Human Services
Manufactured Foods Flexible Funding Model (MF-FFM)
Key facts
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award size
- Not specified — see notice
- Cost share / match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Other (see eligibility), State government
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No cost share required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 31
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About this grant
The purpose of the NOFO is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated food safety system (IFSS) by supporting Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS), dietary supplement safety and oversight programs, improved state compliance and enforcement infrastructure, and state Food Protection Task Force (FPTF) programs. The MFRPS are intended to ensure that State manufactured food regulatory programs develop and maintain best practices for a high-quality regulatory program. Also, the program standards are intended to enhance food safety by establishing a uniform basis for measuring and improving the performance of manufactured food regulatory programs in the United States.
Eligibility (from the notice)
Section 1009 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC § 399, limits eligibility to State, local, territorial, and tribal agencies and non-profit training entities that collaborate with 1 or more institutions of higher education. Competition is limited to these national organizations/associations for the following reasons:
Limited competition ensures the applicant has responsibility and authority for food regulation in their respective jurisdictions. The contract must be maintained in satisfactory condition. Awardees must have or be willing to enter into a 20.88 information disclosure agreement with the FDA and will be required to have at least a commissioning certificate (or be willing to procure one) in order to facilitate information sharing between other States and FDA.
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
18 awards to Tennessee recipients in 5 counties since 2016. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $6.5M | 2020 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.5M | 2019 |
| Department Of Agriculture Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.4M | 2020 |
| University Of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $2M | 2017 |
| Department Of Agriculture Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.9M | 2020 |
| Franklin Special School District | Franklin, Williamson County | $1.8M | 2025 |
| University Of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.8M | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.6M | 2022 |
| Department Of Agriculture Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.3M | 2021 |
| Tennessee Department Of Health | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.3M | 2020 |
| Department Of Agriculture Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.3M | 2016 |
| Department Of Agriculture Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.2M | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another grantee
This federal money also reaches local groups as subawards. 13 subawards on file. Largest shown:
| Recipient | Where | Through | Amount | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combinedbrain, Inc | Brentwood | Duke University | $538K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the | $75K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Regents of the University of California, San Francisco, the | $69K | 2025 |
| Volumetrix Inc. | Nashville, Davidson County | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | $50K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Mayo Clinic | $43K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Mayo Clinic | $43K | 2024 |
| Loch & Key Productions, Llc | Knoxville, Knox County | Association of Public Health Laboratories, Inc. (the) | $33K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | The Queen's Medical Center | $32K | 2024 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | The Queen's Medical Center | $13K | 2024 |
| St Jude Children'S Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, Shelby County | The Univeristy of Texas M.d. Anderson Cancer Center | $11K | 2023 |
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | The Queen's Medical Center | $9,978 | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | The Queen's Medical Center | $3,870 | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov subaward reports (prime recipients report subawards of $30,000 or more).
About the program (93.103)
Food and Drug Administration Research — General Grant Funding
How applications are judged
Applicants should review the individual Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued under this CFDA program to see the specific evaluation criteria that applies.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Examples of funded projects
Not Applicable.