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The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded GS1 US, Inc. a $518,000 cooperative agreement from July 2021 through June 2023 under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001). The award will support GS1 US's efforts to expand the USDA Global Branded Food Products Database by obtaining foreign and imported food and beverage product information from key stakeholders outside the U.S. This includes gathering data on globally sourced branded...

The Agricultural Research Service awarded GS1 US, Inc. a $156,864 cooperative agreement from July 2021 to June 2023 under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program. The award will enhance the USDA Agricultural Research Service's Global Food Traceability Network Database to support the Food and Nutrition Service Food Distribution Program. GS1 US will implement new data validations, onboard manufacturers participating in the Food Distribution Program, and collect/submit...

This $2,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of International Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.079) supports the "Food Innovation and Diversification to Advance the Bioeconomy" (FOODID) research project. The project promotes an international collaboration between U.S. and Finnish investigators from academia and industry to transform the future of food production through innovative, sustainable, and nutritious solutions. Key products and...

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...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Overview The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), under the Food and Drug Administration Research program (CFDA 93.103), awarded $1,235,540 to the Ithaca City School District on August 1, 2025, for a pilot research study on contaminants in school meals. The project, titled "Ithaca Healthy School Meals," will be implemented in collaboration with the Chef Ann Foundation (CAF), a nonprofit organization specializing in...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), operating under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Research program (CFDA 93.103), awarded Newfield Central School District a $548,445 cooperative agreement effective August 1, 2025, through May 31, 2027. This pilot study generates systematic evidence on contaminant levels and ultra-processed food (UPF) prevalence in National School Lunch Program meals while assessing how menu composition...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) awarded a $403,507 cooperative agreement under the FDA Research program (CFDA 93.103) to Groton Central School District, effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2027. This pilot research study generates systematic evidence on contaminant levels and ultra-processed foods (UPFs) in National School Lunch Program meals served to approximately 800 students in...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Award Details: The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $249,818 to Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (TST BOCES) under the Food and Drug Administration Research program (CFDA 93.103) on August 1, 2025, with a completion date of May 31, 2027. The project, titled "Tompkins County Healthy School Meals Research and Implementation Project," is performed in Ithaca,...

Equiti Foods, LLC will use a $317,174 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to develop local and regional food systems in North Carolina. Equiti Foods will purchase excess and grade B produce from small farmers to produce frozen "Good Bowls" meals based on the Mediterranean diet. The company will partner with local commercial kitchens to produce the meals, creating economic...

The National Science Foundation awarded a $744,721 project grant under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to the University of California, San Francisco on December 15, 2022 with a completion date of November 30, 2023. The grant funds the Network of User-Engaged Researchers Building Interdisciplinary Scientific Infrastructures for Healthy Food (NOURISH) project. NOURISH aims to develop technical solutions to transform "food swamps" saturated with...