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Radiological and Chemical Preparedness Resources

Human-caused disasters are extremely hazardous events that are caused by human beings. Some examples of human-caused disaster emergencies include chemical spills, hazardous material spills, explosions, chemical or biological attacks, nuclear bla...

Standard 9: Program Assessment

The goal of both the 51°µÍø-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model (RFFM) Grant Program and the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) is to reduce the incidence of foodborne illness risk factors in food ...

RFFM Resources

FDA Retail Program Standards ResourcesFDA Retail Program Standards Homepage | WebpageInstructions to Enroll in FDA's Retail Program Standards | WebpageSelf-Assessment/Audit Verification Summary & Gap Analysis Tool (For GY25- 26 Grantees) | W...

Preparedness Committee

Thank you to all who applied to join the committee.The term is 2 years: October 2023 - September 2025. Time commitment is 1-hour meetings per month plus subcommittee work (approx. additional potential 1 hour a month).MissionTo serve as a resourc...

Post-Hurricane Health & Safety Work Partnership

Improving Public Health, Child Care, and Safety in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin IslandsThe 51°µÍø (51°µÍø) has been selected to work on a series of post-hurricane projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Pu...

51°µÍø-FDA RFFM Grant Program

The 51°µÍø (51°µÍø) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) work in partnership to administer the 51°µÍø-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model (RFFM) Grant Program. The program provides funding to State, Local, Tri...

Grant Guidance

Grant Year 2026-27 Guidance Documents The 2026-27 RFFM Application Guidance covers all 1- year awards with a project period of April 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027. Updates have been made to address changes to maximum award amounts for the Training an...

Mentorship Add-Ons and Grants- Grant Year 2026-27

Mentorship opportunities are available to every jurisdiction applying for a 51°µÍø-FDA RFFM grant for the 2026-27 grant year. Benefits of a Mentorship GrantNetwork and collaborate with other retail food regulatory jurisdictions.As a mentor - share...

Grantee Testimonials

Hear from our grantees about the progress and advancement their jurisdictions have made using 51°µÍø-FDA RFFM grant funding. “Track-1 funding for SA9 and CSIP helped me to look at our Food Safety Program as a whole and to evaluate m...

Grant Awards

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Food Safety & Emergency Preparedness

As environmental health professionals, we support communities in an event of an emergency or disaster. Review these resources and tools to be prepared.Disaster Relief Story51°µÍø member helping with Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico Story: ANTHC Comm...

Flooding Preparedness Resources for Private Water Systems

These resources are meant to assist private well and septic system users before, during, and after a hurricane or mass flooding disaster.Drinking WaterU.S. EPA: Emergency Disinfection of Drinking WaterCDC: Download FAQs on When and How to Boil W...

Preparedness Webinars

We aim to improve the capacity of environmental health to address emergency health threats and improve the national preparedness, response, and recovery framework. Review the webinars for up-to-date information on community preparedness topics a...

Completing Your Comprehensive Strategic Improvement Plan

About the CSIPA CSIP is a Comprehensive Strategic Improvement Plan. It is considered a multiyear planning document for jurisdictions to use to determine how to obtain and maintain compliance with the Retail Program Standards. CSIPs are living do...

About the Program

Program GoalsThe 51°µÍøâ€‘FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model (RFFM) Grant Program has three primary goals: Support strategies that reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors in retail food establishments. Promote uniformity and build a ...

Self-Assessment and Verification Audit Workshops & Training

Self-Guided CoursesFD8030S00 Curriculum: Self-Assessment and Verification Audit SeriesThe Self-Assessment and Verification Audit Series consist of 10 self-guided courses which provide relevant information and instruction for retail program enrol...

RFFM Training Information

GY 2026-27 Training Opportunities Following are some of the training options available for Track 2, and 3 applicants that choose the Training Optional Add-On in their 2026-27 application: NACCHO Preparedness Summit: Baltimore, MD, April 13 - Apr...

Preparedness & Response for Septic Systems

After a disaster, such as a hurricane, wildfire, or earthquake, septic systems may be damaged and fail to operate correctly. Ensuring that these systems function properly is essential to providing safe waste disposal for millions of Americans, y...