How much funding is available in total?

$30,000,000 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: false

OtherForecastedForecastedFood and Drug Administration

Collaborations to Enhance Drug Development and Regulatory Science

Awards $5,000,000 per recipient for business, city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, individual, 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, other legal entity, 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 Forecasted — not yet open.

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In one sentence

Collaborations to Enhance Drug Development and Regulatory Science awards $5,000,000 per recipient, open to business, city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, independent school districts, individual, native american tribal governments…

Record fields

Program pool (total): $30,000,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $5,000,000
Award ceiling and floor are both $5,000,000. With 6 expected awards, total pool is approximately $30,000,000.
Award floor: $5,000,000
Typical award: $5,000,000
Deadline: Forecasted — not yet open
Deadline type: forecasted
Opens: Not stated
Status: Forecasted
Eligible entities: Business · City or township governments · County governments · For profit organizations other than small businesses · Independent school districts · Individual · 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 · Other Legal Entity · 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

$30,000,000

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

$5,000,000

Source wording: “Award ceiling and floor are both $5,000,000. With 6 expected awards, total pool is approximately $30,000,000.”

Who can apply?

entity

Business, City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Individual, 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, Other Legal Entity, 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

Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Food and Nutrition

Source field: industries

use

Develop innovative, collaborative projects in research, education, and outreach, Facilitate approaches to enhance the safety, efficacy, quality, and performance of drug products, Facilitate translation of basic science discoveries into therapeutics, Support approaches to advanced manufacturing, Support efforts to accelerate drug product development, Support regulatory science efforts, Support, manage and facilitate Public-Private Partnerships and Collaborative activities as part of the Critical Path Initiative

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

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

When does it close?

Forecasted — not yet openforecasted deadline

Opportunity status is forecasted; no specific deadline is provided.

What can the money be used for?

Support, manage and facilitate Public-Private Partnerships and Collaborative activities as part of the Critical Path InitiativeSupport regulatory science effortsDevelop innovative, collaborative projects in research, education, and outreachSupport efforts to accelerate drug product developmentSupport approaches to advanced manufacturingFacilitate translation of basic science discoveries into therapeuticsFacilitate approaches to enhance the safety, efficacy, quality, and performance of drug products

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: 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 can one applicant receive?: $5,000,000 per recipient. The source states: “Award ceiling and floor are both $5,000,000. With 6 expected awards, total pool is approximately $30,000,000.”.
How much funding is available in total?: $30,000,000 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, City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Independent school districts, Individual, 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, Other Legal Entity, 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?: Support, manage and facilitate Public-Private Partnerships and Collaborative activities as part of the Critical Path Initiative, Support regulatory science efforts, Develop innovative, collaborative projects in research, education, and outreach, Support efforts to accelerate drug product development, Support approaches to advanced manufacturing, Facilitate translation of basic science discoveries into therapeutics, Facilitate approaches to enhance the safety, efficacy, quality, and performance of drug products, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: No. The source states that no matching funds are required. Cost sharing: 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.