CFDA 10.518 · retired · Funded this fiscal year
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE · AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · Program page ↗
Objective
The purpose of the FARAD is to provide livestock producers, extension specialists, scientists, and veterinarians with up to date information to prevent drug, pesticide and environmental contaminant residues in food animal products. Collaboration between all institutions occurs on research projects that are necessary to validate the FARAD withdrawal interval estimates.
Who Can Apply
- Nonprofit Organization
Title VI Section 604 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7642) states that -The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue operation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database program (referred to in this section as the “FARAD program”) through contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with appropriate colleges or universities. This 30-year-old high performing integrated consortium of collaborating institutions currently includes at each Land Grant campus a lead PD, and his/her respective scientific staff. The institutions involved are University of California, Davis (UCD), North Carolina State University (NCSU), University of Florida (UFL), and Kansas State University (KSU).
Who Benefits
- Nonprofit Organization
Title VI Section 604 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7642) states that -The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue operation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database program (referred to in this section as the “FARAD program”) through contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with appropriate colleges or universities. This 30-year-old high performing integrated consortium of collaborating institutions currently includes at each Land Grant campus a lead PD, and his/her respective scientific staff. The institutions involved are University of California, Davis (UCD), North Carolina State University (NCSU), University of Florida (UFL), and Kansas State University (KSU).
Assistance Types
- Grant
Program Contact
Robert.M.Smith@usda.gov
202-445-3468