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Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens

Program Information

Popular name

NARMS Retail Food Surveillance

Program Number

93.876

Program objective

The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) is a U.S. public health surveillance system that tracks antibiotic resistance in enteric bacteria from humans, retail meats, and food animals. When antimicrobial drugs are used in food-producing animals, they can enrich for populations of resistant strains that reach humans via the food supply. The chief goal of the NARMS retail food surveillance program is to improve the detection of and surveillance for antimicrobial resistance among enteric bacteria in raw retail food commodities, particularly fresh retail meat. The NARMS program is looking to collaborate with institutions or organizations to enhance and strengthen antibiotic resistance surveillance in retail food specimens. Partnering with the NARMS retail food surveillance program will enable the collection of critical data for FDA policy and regulatory actions including but not limited to pre-approval safety evaluation of new animal antibiotics, determining parameters for the antimicrobial use in veterinary medicine, and the ability to provide information to promote interventions to reduce resistance among foodborne bacteria. This collaboration will address NARMS programmatic needs to implement effective surveillance and response for antibiotic resistance as recommended in the National Strategy for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB).

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

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Additional program information

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

Applicants should review the individual Funding Opportunity Announcement issued under this CFDA program to see the specific regulations, guidelines, and/or literature that applies. HHS Grants Policy Statement is available online: http://www.hhs.gov/asfr/ogapa/aboutog/hhsgps107.pdf.

  1. Section 1702(a) [42 U.S.C. 300u-1(a)] and Section 1703(a) and (c) [42 U.S.C. 300u-2(a) and (c)] of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.

Program details

Program types

Eligible beneficiaries

  • American Indian
  • Asian
  • Black
  • Education Professional
  • Federal
  • Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
  • Graduate Student
  • Health Professional
  • Interstate
  • Intrastate
  • Local
  • Migrant
  • Minority group
  • Native American Organizations
  • Other Non-White
  • Other private institution/organization
  • Other public institution/organization
  • Private nonprofit institution/organization
  • Profit organization
  • Public nonprofit institution/organization
  • Quasi-public nonprofit organization
  • Scientist/Researchers
  • Small Business Person
  • Small business
  • Spanish Origin
  • Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
  • Sponsored organization
  • State
  • Student/Trainee
  • U.S. Territories

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