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About the Program

Outcome Goals

FDA encourages all applicants to achieve the following outcomes as they seek to complete all nine of the Retail Program Standards:

  • Complete/update a Self-Assessment of All Nine Standards (SA9) once every five years.
  • Meet all Elements leading to compliance with each of the nine Standards and complete a Verification Audit for each of the nine Standards
  • Achieve the Elements that will lead to maintenance or conformance with Standard 9, using funding available to:
    • complete a foodborne illness risk factor study or equivalent public health measure with a written summary of the data analysis
    • complete an evaluation of inspection data with a written summary of data analysis;
    • develop and implement one or more intervention strategy(ies) based on a completed risk factor study or equivalent public health measure;
    • complete a Public Health Metric based on the use of inspection data as the foundation for a risk factor study with a written summary of the data analysis and implementation of an intervention strategy(ies) based on the data analysis to improve public health outcomes
    • complete a Public Health Metric based on the FDA Risk Factor Study model or equivalent public health measure with a written summary of the data
    • complete analysis and implementation of an intervention strategy(ies) based on the data analysis to improve public health outcomes
  • Use a Mentorship Optional Add-on Grant to become a Mentor and assist other jurisdictions in making progress in the Retail Program Standards or become a Mentee to learn about and progress through the Retail Program Standards.
  • Use a Training/Staff Development and Program Standards Engagement Optional Add-On Grant to advance SLTT retail food protection programs by training employees, with the goal of meeting and maintaining the requirements of Standard 2 and other Retail Program Standards.

Understanding the Three Types of Base Grants and the Optional Add-On Grants

The 51黑料-FDA RFFM Grant Program was designed to assist the hundreds of diverse SLTT agencies with the primary responsibility of regulating the millions of retail food establishments in the United States. The RFFM offers multiple grants of varying amounts and complexities, with the goal of meeting each jurisdiction where they are, no matter how large, small, or resource-limited.

2025 Grant Types:

Track 1 Development Base Grant

Designed for jurisdictions newly beginning or re-starting with the Retail Program Standards (RPS), providing funding for:

  • Completion of a Self-Assessment of all 9 Standards (SA9) AND a Comprehensive Strategic Improvement Plan (CSIP);
  • Mentee Optional Add-On;

Track 2 Development Base Grant

Designed for jurisdictions who have a current SA9 (August 2019 or later) and CSIP, providing funding for:

  • Continuous Improvement with at least one of Standards 1 鈥� 8;
  • Work toward meeting or maintaining Standard 9;
  • Completing an Updated Self-Assessment of All 9 Standards (within 12 months of its expiration, if applicable);
  • Training Optional Add-On for attendance at retail food training, conferences, or workshops.

A three-year Track 3 Maintenance and Advancement Base Grant

For jurisdictions who have a current SA9 (August 2019 or later) and CSIP, and have successfully Met and Audited three different Standards within the past 5 year, providing funding for:

  • Maintaining all standards already met and meet one additional standard (1-8)
  • Work toward meeting or maintaining Standard 9;
  • Completing an updated Self-Assessment of All Nine Standards (within 12 months of its expiration, if applicable);
  • Training Optional Add-On for attendance at retail food training, conferences, or workshops;
  • Capacity Building Optional Add-On.

Mentorship / Mentor Optional Add-On Grant

Available for Track 2 and 3 applicants, instead of choosing the Mentee option in the base grant, providing funding to serve as a Retail Program Standards Mentor for 1-5 Mentees.