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FDA — Food and Drug Administration

Supports regulatory science, medical product safety, food safety, and public health innovation in the United States.

United Stateswww.fda.gov
Key stats
Annual funding$273M
Programs6
Active grants4
Total grants4
About

The FDA, short for Food and Drug Administration, is a U.S. federal agency within HHS that regulates foods, human and animal drugs, biologics, medical devices, and tobacco products. In FY2023 it awarded $273 million in federal assistance, so its grant activity sits alongside its much larger regulatory role.

Its funded work runs through grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts. Core channels include the Orphan Products grants program, MUMS animal drug grants, Pediatric Device Consortia, Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation, and tobacco regulatory science awards. The structured record places biotechnology, medtech, AI infrastructure, and materials in its funding scope, with award sizes ranging from smaller research grants to a $50 million CERSI cooperative agreement cap and a $250,000 cap for MUMS animal drug grants.

FDA is a strong fit for groups working on regulatory science, rare disease therapeutics, pediatric devices, or animal health products that sit close to approval and evidence-generation pathways. Its funding is tightly tied to statutory mandates and HHS priorities, so applicants do best when they match a clear public-health or regulatory problem to a program with a defined scientific endpoint.

Programs & grants under this funder
FDA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) — Advancing Regulatory Science

Supports Extramural research contracts advancing FDA's regulatory science priorities modernizing product evaluation, post market surveillance, and public health preparedness.

1 grant
FDA BAA Regulatory Science
Open
$16.7M pool·78 days
Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSIs)

Supports Multi cooperative agreements funding university FDA research partnerships on FDA's regulatory science priorities.

Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases

Funds foreign and domestic entities running rare-disease clinical trials through FDA orphan products research grants.

1 grant
Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases
Open
— pool·107 days
FSMA Produce Safety Cooperative Agreement Program (CAP)

Administers cooperative agreements supporting state agencies implementing national produce safety regulations.

FDA MUMS Animal Drug Development Grants

Supports Grants to develop and gain FDA approval for drugs treating uncommon diseases in major species or any disease in minor species.

1 grant
FDA MUMS Animal Drug Grants
Open
— pool
Tobacco Regulatory Science Small Grant Program for New Investigators

Supports Small grants for early career investigators studying tobacco product regulation jointly funded by FDA CTP and NIH.

1 grant
Tobacco Regulatory Science R03
Open
— pool·9 days
Last verified: 29 May 2026Source: www.fda.gov