# Cooperative Agreement With the World Health Organization for a Plan to Develop a Global Integrated Food Safety Information Platform
**AGENCY:**
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
**ACTION:**
Notice.
**SUMMARY:**
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces its intention to accept and consider a single source application for awarding a cooperative agreement to the World Health Organization (WHO), Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses, to develop a plan for a global integrated food safety information system or platform in partnership with the WHO Secretariat and the Member States.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
*Management Contact* : Katherine C. Bond, Office of International Programs, Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, White Oak Bldg. 32, rm. 3300, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-8318, FAX: 301-595-5058, email: *[email protected]* .
*Grants Contact* : Kimberly Pendleton, Division of Acquisition and Grants (HFA-500), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 2104, Rockville, MD 20857, 301-827-9363, FAX: 301-827-7101, email: *[email protected]* .
For more information on this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) and to obtain detailed requirements, please contact Kimberly Pendleton.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**I. Funding Opportunity Description**
RFA-FD-10-009
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s): 93.103 *https://www.cfda.gov*
**A. Background**
FDA announces its intention to accept and consider a single source application for awarding a cooperative agreement to the WHO, Department of Food Safety and Zoonoses to develop a plan for a global integrated food safety information system or platform in partnership with the WHO Secretariat and the Member States. This project represents a collaborative agreement between WHO and FDA in support of global solutions to address food safety problems; global sharing of comparable food safety data and information; and improved global capacity for detection of and response to food safety threats through preventative controls, data and surveillance and risk-based approaches.
**B. Research Objectives**
• Outreach to parties who have information needs and information to share to ascertain their interests and to cultivate their support;
• Engagement of all relevant parties in defining the goals and designing the system to maximize utilization and sustainability;
• A timeline for development, design, pilot-testing, implementation and maintenance of a global integrated information platform;
• A business plan that delineates the commitment, support and resources of the WHO Secretariat and relevant stakeholders essential to ensure full implementation and long-term sustainability; and
• A clear articulation of the benefits, measurable outputs and impacts that would result from a WHO global integrated information platform to the global community, Member States and other relevant parties and stakeholders.
**C. Eligibility Information**
The following organizations/institutions are eligible to apply: The WHO.
**II. Award Information/Funds Available**
**A. Award Amount**
FDA anticipates providing one award of $395,500 (total costs including indirect costs) in fiscal year (FY) 2010 in support of this project.
**B. Length of Support**
The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed 1 year.
Dated: September 29, 2010.
Leslie Kux,
Acting Assistant Commissioner for Policy.