Food and Drug Administration Grants

Open Food and Drug Administration grants

• Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18)

  Up to $2.5MDeadline: Sep 4, 2028open

  The goal of this NOFO is to fund veterinary diagnostic laboratories in the Vet-LIRN network for grants associated with projects and equipment. Specifi...

• Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: Jan 11, 2028open

  This cooperative agreement is intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories in support of an i...

• Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers (U18)

  Up to $1.3MDeadline: May 12, 2028open

  The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for inclusion as Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers, which...

• Reissue of RFA-FD-23-001- Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Required)

  Up to $900KDeadline: May 16, 2028open

  The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to fund clinical trials of products evaluating efficacy and/or safety in support of a new ...

• Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration

  Up to $750KDeadline: Jul 14, 2026open

  The purpose of this NOFO is to collaboratively advance retail food initiatives to reduce foodborne illness. This funding opportunity aims to advance p...

• Phase 2 Bridging Pre-transplant Inflammatory Dampening for Primary Immune Regulatory Disorders (BRIDGE Trial)

  Up to $648KDeadline: May 31, 2028open

  The Primary Immune Regulatory Disorders (PIRDs) are a group of inborn errors of immunity (IEI) that result from constitutive activation and/or dysregu...

• Reissue of RFA-FD-22-001 - Efficient and Innovative Natural History Studies Addressing Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)

  Up to $600KDeadline: Feb 8, 2028open

  The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support efficient and innovative natural history studies that advance medical product d...

• Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance, with Mutual Reliance Initiatives Clinical Trials Not Allowed

  Up to $300KDeadline: Apr 1, 2027open

  The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated animal food safety system providing state a...

• Minor Use Minor Species Development of Drugs (R01)

  Up to $250KDeadline: Jan 29, 2027open

  This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), and solicits Rese...

• Reducing Contaminant Exposure through Organic Procurement and On-Site Farm Integration

  Up to $241KDeadline: Jul 31, 2026open

  Project Title: Reducing Contaminant Exposure through Organic Procurement and On-Site Farm Integration The Academy for Global Citizenship (AGC), a publ...

• NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens

  Up to $200KDeadline: Apr 1, 2027open

  This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), builds upon the Na...

• Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance, with Mutual Reliance Initiatives Clinical Trials Not Allowed

  Deadline: Apr 1, 2027open

  The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to advance efforts for a nationally integrated animal food safety system providing state a...

  public_healthfood_safety_globalanimal food safetyregulatory programsfood safety standards

• Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)

  Deadline: Jan 11, 2028open

  This cooperative agreement is intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories in support of an i...

  food_safety_globalpublic_healthfood safetylaboratory capacityfood defense

• Reissue of RFA-FD-22-001 - Efficient and Innovative Natural History Studies Addressing Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)

  Deadline: Feb 8, 2028open

  The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support efficient and innovative natural history studies that advance medical product d...

  health_disparitiesclinical_researchpublic_healthrare diseasesnatural history studies

• Reissue of RFA-FD-22-001 - Efficient and Innovative Natural History Studies Addressing Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)

  Deadline: Feb 8, 2028open

  Reissue of RFA-FD-22-001 - Efficient and Innovative Natural History Studies Addressing Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Optional) is ...

  clinical_researchprecision_medicinebiomedical_researchhealth_disparitiesrare diseases

• Reissue of RFA-FD-23-001- Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Required)

  Deadline: May 16, 2028open

  The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to fund clinical trials of products evaluating efficacy and/or safety in support of a new ...

  health_disparitiesclinical_trialsrare_diseasesdrug_developmentefficacy

• Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18)

  Deadline: Sep 4, 2028open

  Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18) is sponsored by Food and Drug Administration. The goal of this NOFO is to fund veterinar...

  health_disparitiespublic_healthantimicrobial_resistanceveterinary diagnosticsantimicrobial resistance

• Flexible Funding Model-Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for State Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs (U2F) Clinical Trials Not Allowed

  open

  Flexible Funding Model-Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for State Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs (U2F) Clinical Trials Not Allowed is...

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• Developing PBPK Model-Based Mechanistic IVIVCs for Long Acting Injectable Suspensions and Implants (U01) Clinical Trial Optional

  open

  Developing PBPK Model-Based Mechanistic IVIVCs for Long Acting Injectable Suspensions and Implants (U01) Clinical Trial Optional is sponsored by Food ...

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• Cooperative Agreement to Support a Human Abuse Potential Study of Botanical Kratom (U01 Clinical Trial Required)

  open

  The Cooperative Agreement to Support a Human Abuse Potential Study of Botanical Kratom is a U01 clinical trial grant from the Food and Drug Administra...

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Where Food and Drug Administration grants go

Recent grant recipients are concentrated in these states. Funders sometimes fund outside their primary states for high-fit projects, so don't self-eliminate solely on geography — check each opportunity's stated eligibility.

How to apply for Food and Drug Administration grants

Most Food and Drug Administration applications require: an organizational profile with mission and programs, a project proposal aligned with the funder's stated priorities, a project budget, and supporting attachments (IRS determination letter, board list, recent financials). Federal applicants additionally need a SAM.gov UEI and an active Grants.gov account.