2013 USDA Annual BRAG Project Directors Meeting

The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) hosted the 2013 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grants Program (BRAG) Annual Project Directors (PD) Meeting in Riverdale, MD on June 14, 2013, at the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Biotechnology Regulatory Service (APHIS-BRS) headquarters.

The overall goal of the PD Meeting was to improve post-award management of competitive grants administered by NIFA and ARS and enhance communication and interaction between USDA program staff and BRAG awardees. The meeting featured oral and poster presentations by BRAG awardees from 2009–2012. In addition, federal regulators from APHIS-BRS, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food Drug Administration (FDA) and ARS staff discussed emerging research needs, outcomes, and impacts regarding environmental risk related to genetically engineered organisms. An open discussion between federal regulators and project directors took place regarding these issues and topics related to co-existence. NIFA and ARS program staff moderated the meeting.

• Request the following presentations below:
  • BRAG Overview 
  • Regulation of Genetically Engineered Organisms at APHIS
  • Overview of Risk Assessment and Risk Management of PIPs - EPA
  • Environmental Assessment of Genetically Engineered Animals - FDA

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BRAG PD Handbook (646.13 KB)