Laboratory funding to boost food safety testing at Indiana Department of Health
Official title: Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM) Indiana Department of Health
Funded at Indiana State Department of Health · NIH-11418737 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A federal grant supports Indiana’s public health laboratory system as it expands food product testing to help keep the food people eat safer.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Indiana State Department of Health NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Indianapolis, United States) |
| Project start | September 20, 2025 |
| Project end | June 30, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $402,600 |
| NIH project number | 5U19FD008587-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11418737 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable (grants to a state public health lab rather than direct patient participation).
✕Less likely to help
There are no direct patient participants in this grant as described.
What this research studies
This grant funds Indiana's state health department to work with the FDA on a proactive approach to food safety by increasing lab capacity and analysis of food products. The IDOH laboratories bring together experts in microbiology, chemistry, radiochemistry, and related fields to validate methods and handle new test challenges. The effort focuses on improving detection of biological and chemical adulterants across different lab tracks to ensure reliable monitoring of the food supply. Collaboration across multiple labs will help develop and test methods for unfamiliar matrices, analytes, and scenarios. The project runs from 2025 through mid-2030, building long-term capacity and readiness.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to faster, more accurate detection of unsafe food products and stronger protection for consumers.
How similar studies have gone: Similar collaborations between state health labs and FDA have strengthened food safety testing and method validation in the past.
Where this research is happening
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Indiana State Department of Health
Indianapolis, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Hagerman, Mary Ann — Indiana State Department of Health
- Study coordinator: Hagerman, Mary Ann
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.