Egg Safety Regulatory Program Standards Development (U18)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is being issued to announce the availability of a cooperative agreement to be awarded under Limited Competition. This cooperative agreement is intended to advance efforts to improve the national egg safety programs through 1. Conducting an egg regulatory program self-assessment including a review of State egg laws and regulations in comparison to the current federal egg safety laws and regulations; 2. Developing and implementing an agreement and protocol for sharing egg regulatory inspections and information between States and the FDA; 3. Identifying gaps and areas of improvement between Federal and State egg programs and providing recommendations for national egg regulatory program standards for States.