Food and Drug Administration · Department of Health and Human Services
NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens
In short: Food and Drug Administration expects to make 30 awards of up to $4.5 million. Anyone can apply.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award size
- Up to $4.5M
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Anyone (unrestricted), Larger business, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), Private college or university, School district, Small business, City or town government, County government, Tribal organization, State government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Nonprofit without 501(c)(3), Public college or university, Tribal government, and others named in the official notice
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Opening soon: the funder has announced this grant, but you can't apply yet. Use the time to get ready and check whether it fits.
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Henry County (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 41
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/14c2b96f-e210-4856-8901-f8278996198a · Printed from grantme.click/grants/e396a6e1-62c4-42c3-9555-ec1353344bb5
Writing the need statement? Henry County facts with citations.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
19 awards to Tennessee groups in 5 counties since 2016 · 0 in Henry County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $6.5M | 2020 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $2.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.5M | 2019 |
| Tennessee Department of Agriculture | Nashville, Davidson County | $2.4M | 2020 |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $2M | 2017 |
| Tennessee Department of Agriculture | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.9M | 2020 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.8M | 2025 |
| Franklin Special School District | Franklin, Williamson County | $1.8M | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.6M | 2022 |
| Tennessee Department of Agriculture | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.3M | 2021 |
| Tennessee Department of Agriculture | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.3M | 2016 |
| Tennessee Department of Agriculture | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.2M | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov; Federal Audit Clearinghouse. 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 organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 22 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Henry County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combinedbrain, Inc | Brentwood | Duke University | $538K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Harvard Pilgrim Health Care | $241K spent that year | 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 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Mayo Clinic Hospital | $51K spent that year | 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 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc | $42K spent that year | 2025 |
| 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 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of California-San Francisco | $29K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
More from Food and Drug Administration
- Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement · The funder's estimated date (Dec 1, 2022) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- FDA OMHHE Convener for Racial & Ethnic minority Acceleration Consortium for Health Equity (REACH) · The funder's estimated date (Mar 3, 2023) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- FDA Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) · The funder's estimated date (Apr 12, 2023) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Data Standards for Tobacco Research and Scientific Review Phase 2 · The funder's estimated date (Dec 1, 2023) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Minor Use Minor Species Development of Drugs (R01) · Due Jan 29, 2027 · 110 days left
- Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance, with Mutual Reliance Initiatives Clinical Trials Not Allowed · Due Apr 1, 2027 · 172 days left
About the federal program
Food and Drug Administration Research, also called “General Grant Funding”
Program number 93.103 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration · Cooperative agreement (a grant with close agency involvement), project grant
How applications are judged
Match
None required (federal program listing).