CNP food safety education

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 Lunch Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program. Typical projects under this program involve developing food safety education and training materials, delivering food safety instruction, conducting food safety research, and conducting outreach initiatives to enhance food safety knowledge and best practices among program participants and stakeholders. As the prime grantee, MDE will administer and distribute these grant funds through sub-awards to local schools, districts, nonprofit organizations, and other partners in Mississippi to execute the scope of work.