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The NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program provides funding to state, local, tribal, and territorial retail food regulatory agencies as they advance conformance with FDA’s Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. We are excited to announce that the portal for Grant Year 2027–2028 will open on December 9, 2026. The portal will close on January 27, 2027. Learn more at www.neha.org/retail-grants.
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