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About the Program
Program GoalsThe NEHA‑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 ...
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...
Disaster Assessment, Response and Recovery Checklist
This checklist is used to assess the impact of a disaster on retail food establishments, items to review for food product evaluation response, and other recovery activities. Disaster Response and Recovery for: General disasters Fire Power...
Disaster Guide - Reopening a Retail Food Establishment
This document provides guidance for retail food service establishments that are resuming business in the aftermath of natural or other disasters. This guide provides educational resources on food safety after disasters. It includes: An all ha...
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...
Inspector Checklist Sewage Backup
This checklist supports sewage backup response in a food establishment. Reopening procedures Recommended for environmental public health professionals working within disaster response and recovery. Download...
Mentorship Add-Ons and Grants- Grant Year 2026-27
Mentorship opportunities are available to every jurisdiction applying for a NEHA-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...
NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) work in partnership to administer the NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model (RFFM) Grant Program. The program provides funding to State, Local, Tri...
Program Findings
We have published the following articles highlighting the work of the Grant Program. Our findings can help jurisdictions plan training, advance workforce development and equity, and demonstrate the landscape of retail food safety. These articles...
Retail Food Establishment Checklist for Floods
This checklist can be used by environmental health professionals to assess if a retail food facility can reopen safely after a flood in the facility. Recommended for emergency environmental public health practitioners working at the s...
Retail Program Standards Enrollment
If you have not yet enrolled in the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (VNRFRPS), enrollment is your first action to take. Enrollment in the VNRFRPS is required to apply for funding through the NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Progra...
Retail Program Standards Symposium
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Retail Program Standards Symposium (RPSS). The Symposium brought together retail food safety jurisdictions at the state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) levels to support and strengthen thei...
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...
Standard 9: Program Assessment
The goal of both the NEHA-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 ...
Technical Support
For reasons of security and functionality, jurisdictions are required to complete all grant applications online through our grants management portal using a modern, up-to-date web browser. Find out what you're using by visiting www.whatismybrows...