Cooperative Agreement 12128KS000H3003

The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $359,987 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) through the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The grant will support the development of a specialized curriculum and virtual training tools to address the unique food safety challenges faced by low moisture food businesses, which include bakery products, snack foods, and other manufactured foods. The project...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has awarded a $975,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) under the FNS Food Safety Grants program (CFDA 10.585). The purpose of this 3-year award, with a period of performance from September 18, 2023 to September 30, 2026, is to support projects that increase awareness, visibility, and impact of food safety within USDA nutrition assistance programs such as the National School...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $399,504 Project Grant under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) to the RIO Grande Community Development Corporation (RIO Grande CDC) and the New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association. This 3-year grant, running from September 2023 to August 2026, will fund the New Mexico Food Safety Strong (NMFSS) initiative. NMFSS aims to enhance food safety and quality assurance knowledge and capacities of...

SR1 received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) to develop and provide customized food safety education and outreach from farm to table. The two-year award will fund SR1's Community Oriented Opportunities for Learning Food Safety from Farm to Table project, which aims to build upon existing food safety education and address the specialized needs of...

This $760,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) aims to enhance food safety education and support for implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in the western United States. The grant will fund a collaborative effort by a coalition of food safety specialists from land-grant universities, Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawaiian-serving, and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $575,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) under the FNS Food Safety Grants program (CFDA 10.585). The award was granted to the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Office of Grants Management and Budget Division to support initiatives designed to increase awareness, visibility, and impact of food safety within USDA nutrition assistance programs. Specifically, the funding...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the Mississippi Department of Education under the FNS Food Safety Grants (CFDA 10.585) program. The grant will support food safety education initiatives in Mississippi from May 2021 through March 2024. As the state education agency, the Mississippi Department of Education will implement a food safety education program to increase awareness of food safety practices among participants in USDA nutrition...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $399,784 Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) project grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, also known as the Office of Sponsored Programs, to develop and deliver a customized training program for small food producers, especially those that are minority, women-owned, or in underserved communities in Georgia. The project will create a six-day interactive workshop series utilizing a cohort...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Washington State University (WSU) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The overarching goal of this 2-year grant is to develop food safety training for the cottage food industry, which has seen significant growth in Washington and nationally, but has limited food safety education requirements. WSU will conduct a thorough assessment of the cottage food sector to...

This $398,085.00 federal Cooperative Agreement award was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) under the FNS Food Safety Grants program (CFDA 10.585). The funding supports the development and delivery of food safety education and training for USDA nutrition assistance programs such as the National School Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program. Kansas State University, doing business as Pre-Awards Services, will lead this project to...