How much funding is available in total?

$8,250,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

Is matching funding required?

No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing is false

OtherForecastedFixedFood and Drug Administration

Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement

Per-recipient award not stated for business, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofit, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, public agency, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, public housing authorities/indian housing authorities, small businesses, special district governments, state governments, tribal government, closing Not stated.

Official page

Business County governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofit Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Public Agency Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Small businesses Special district governments State governments Tribal Government Consumer Protection Food and NutritionInformation and Statistics

In one sentence

Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative Agreement does not state a per-recipient award amount, open to business, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal…

Record fields

Program pool (total): $8,250,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): Not confirmed
Estimated funding of $8,250,000 total with expected 25 awards
Award floor: Not confirmed
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Not stated
Deadline type: fixed
Opens: Not stated
Status: Forecasted
Eligible entities: Business · County governments · For profit organizations other than small businesses · Independent school districts · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Nonprofit · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Private institutions of higher education · Public Agency · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities · Small businesses · Special district governments · State governments · Tribal Government
Geography: Not stated
Matching funds: No
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$8,250,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

Not stated

Source wording: “Estimated funding of $8,250,000 total with expected 25 awards”

Who can apply?

entity

Business, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofit, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public Agency, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Tribal Government

Source field: entity types

industry

Consumer Protection, Food and Nutrition, Information and Statistics

Source field: industries

use

Communications and continuous process improvement, Development of best practices and resources, Improving States' regulatory and surveillance food safety protection programs, Incident Command System (ICS)/National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles implementation, Rapidly identifying and removing tainted food from commerce, Root cause investigations, Strengthening epidemiology, lab, and environmental health/regulatory components, Training, data sharing, data analysis

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

No specific eligibility notes provided

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Not statedfixed deadline

Estimated application due date

What can the money be used for?

Strengthening epidemiology, lab, and environmental health/regulatory componentsImproving States' regulatory and surveillance food safety protection programsIncident Command System (ICS)/National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles implementationRapidly identifying and removing tainted food from commerceRoot cause investigationsTraining, data sharing, data analysisCommunications and continuous process improvementDevelopment of best practices and resources

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: No
Cost sharing is false

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much funding is available in total?: $8,250,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Who is eligible to apply?: Business, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofit, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public Agency, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Tribal Government.
What can the funding be used for?: Strengthening epidemiology, lab, and environmental health/regulatory components, Improving States' regulatory and surveillance food safety protection programs, Incident Command System (ICS)/National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles implementation, Rapidly identifying and removing tainted food from commerce, Root cause investigations, Training, data sharing, data analysis, Communications and continuous process improvement, Development of best practices and resources, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing is false

Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-08-31

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-08-31

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.