Cooperative Agreement 58825030072

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $300,000 Food Safety Outreach Program grant to the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation Inc. to develop and implement food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance projects targeting small to mid-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, small processors, and small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers in Southern California. The project aims...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $359,748 Food Safety Outreach Program grant to Colorado State University. The 3-year project, beginning on September 1, 2024, aims to enhance the sustainability and resilience of Colorado's agricultural sector by providing education, training, and technical assistance to growers. Key components include workshops on produce safety, controlled environment agriculture (CEA) industry assessments,...

The University of Vermont & State Agricultural College (UVM) was awarded a $367,785 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.328 Food Safety Outreach Program) to improve the search and content display functions of the Northeast Center to Advance Food Safety's (NECAFS) existing online Food Safety Resource Clearinghouse. This 3-year collaborative project aims to enhance stakeholder access to food safety educational materials...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $149,580 Project Grant under its Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) to the University of Illinois. The grant aims to develop and deliver a customized food safety outreach program to underserved urban farmers in Illinois. The key objectives are to: 1) identify specific food safety training needs and barriers to access food safety resources within urban minority growers in the Chicagoland area and...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Oregon State University a $536,923 Project Grant under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) with a performance period of September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. The purpose of the grant is to establish the Pacific Food Safety Education and Training Collaborative, which will provide customized food safety training and technical assistance to diverse communities across the vast Pacific territories of...

Through a $550,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328), TX A & M University Commerce, doing business as Texas A&M University, will develop produce safety educational materials tailored to underrepresented beginning farmers. The 3-year project will focus on: (1) creating produce safety virtual farm tours and associated activities, (2) developing avenues to host the educational content, and...

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 socially...

This $300,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA #10.328) will support the Texas Organic Farmers & Gardeners Association and its collaborators to develop food safety capacity for exempt farms in Texas through August 2025. Led by TOFGA, the collaboration will strengthen each organization's ability to provide food safety information and resources to their farmer networks. Specifically, the...

This $494,499 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) will establish the California Center for Food Safety (CCFS) to coordinate statewide efforts related to produce safety and food safety regulatory compliance within California. The key objectives are to: (1) coordinate statewide Produce Safety Rule (PSA) grower and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)...

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Research Foundation has been awarded a $1,300,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Food and Drug Administration Research program (CFDA 93.103). The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will support NASDA's efforts to build a nationally consistent produce safety program. Key objectives include: Supporting federal, state, and territorial government agencies in...