New Hampshire Food Safety Lab: Flexible Funding for Food Testing and Defense
Official title: New Hampshire Food Emergency Response Network Laboratory Flexible Funding Model
Funded at Nh State Dept/hlth Statistics/data Mgmt · NIH-11418754 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A public health lab in New Hampshire will use flexible funding to strengthen food testing, defense, and capacity from 2025 to 2030 to protect people from foodborne illnesses.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Nh State Dept/hlth Statistics/data Mgmt NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Concord, United States) |
| Project start | September 20, 2025 |
| Project end | June 30, 2030 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $1,020,000 |
| NIH project number | 5U19FD008605-02 |
| Project ID | NIH-11418754 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Residents of New Hampshire and surrounding regions who may benefit from faster food safety testing and outbreak response.
✕Less likely to help
Individuals not involved in food testing activities or outside the public health and regulatory context may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
This grant supports NH Public Health Laboratories as they maintain and expand human and animal food testing capabilities to support an integrated food safety system. It includes multiple projects across microbiology, chemistry, and radiochemistry to improve throughput, method development, and food defense readiness. The work is aimed at strengthening national networks and enabling NH to rapidly analyze more samples, respond to outbreaks, and reduce exposures. Participants would be part of the lab’s routine testing workflows and readiness activities during the grant period.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could see faster, more reliable testing and quicker responses to foodborne illness outbreaks.
How similar studies have gone: This type of multi-project, lab-focused funding has enabled enhanced testing capacity in other states, with demonstrated improvements in response times and surveillance.
Where this research is happening
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Nh State Dept/hlth Statistics/data Mgmt
Concord, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Chatterjee, Madhumita — Nh State Dept/hlth Statistics/data Mgmt
- Study coordinator: Chatterjee, Madhumita
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.