Regulatory Science Extramural Research and Development Projects
Extramural Research Funded Through the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
To spur innovation in the field of regulatory science FDA funds extramural research using various contract mechanisms and grants to address broad Agency challenges within FDA's scientific priority areas.
Since 2012, FDA has been soliciting proposals to advance the state of the art within these areas through a specialized contract mechanism known as the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). The BAA enables FDA to solicit innovative ideas and approaches to developing and evaluating our regulated products by tapping into external knowledge and infrastructure in areas where FDA has limited expertise or capacities. The proposals solicited from industry, academia, and other government agencies enable FDA to better understand the breath of innovative scientific and technical solutions available to solve difficult regulatory science problems.
Descriptions of BAA-funded research projects, their goals, and how they're addressing regulatory science challenges within FDA's scientific priority areas are found below.
Extramural Research Funded through the BAA
Priority Area 1: Modernize Toxicology to Enhance Product Safety Priority Area 2: Stimulate Innovation in Clinical Trials & Personalized Medicine Priority Area 3: Support New Approaches to Improve Product Manufacturing and Quality Priority Area 4: Ensure FDA Readiness to Evaluate Emerging Technologies Priority Area 5: Harness Diverse Data through Information Sciences to Improve Health Outcomes Priority Area 6: Implement a New Prevention-Based Food Safety System - Priority Area 7: Facilitate Development of Medical Countermeasures to Protect National Health and Security
Priority Area 8: Strengthen Social and Behavioral Science to Promote Informed Decision-Making About FDA-Regulated Products Priority Area 9: Strengthening the Global Product Safety Net