Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)
Awards up to $1,500,000 per recipient for city or township governments, county governments, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, special district governments, state governments, closing Jan 11, 2028.
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Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM) awards up to $1,500,000 per recipient, open to city or township governments, county governments, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), private…
- Program pool (total)
- Not confirmedTotal across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $1,500,000
- Award floor
- $0
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Jan 11, 2028
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Feb 6, 2025
- Status
- Open
- Eligible entities
- City or township governments · County governments · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Private institutions of higher education · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Special district governments · State governments
- Geography
- Not stated
- Matching funds
- No
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- sample testing · food defense preparedness · microbiology · chemistry · radiochemistry · method development · capacity/capability development
- 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.
Who can apply?
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What can the money be used for?
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How hard is the application?
1 fieldEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Matching funds
- No
Common questions
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- How much can one applicant receive?
- Up to $1,500,000 per recipient.
- When is the application deadline?
- Jan 11, 2028.
- Who is eligible to apply?
- City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Special district governments, State governments.
- What can the funding be used for?
- sample testing, food defense preparedness, microbiology, chemistry, radiochemistry, method development, capacity/capability development, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- No. The source states that no matching funds are required.
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