Enhance USDA-ARS gbfpd and expand use with other U.S. Government agencies

This $372,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Central Program Planning Coordination and Support will enhance the USDA-ARS Global Food Biodiversity and Productivity Database (GBFPD) and expand its use with other U.S. government agencies. GS1 US, Inc. will provide services to understand agency needs for domestic nutrition programs and initiatives, identify how to meet these needs by expanding the GBFPD with additional food categories and data collection and validations. This aligns with the goals of the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program under the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number 10.001 to provide scientific and technical information through agricultural research discoveries and alternative approaches.

This includes transparency and data collection for foods and beverages in support of domestic nutrition programs. Understanding agency needs for nutrition programs/initiatives and identifying how to meet these needs by expanding the database, with food categories, additional data collection, and new data validations.