Cooperative Agreement R43FD005342

This two-year, $999,824 project grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support Intralytix Inc.'s efforts to optimize the application of its Salmonella-targeting phage product SalmoFresh in poultry processing facilities. The goals of the award made under the American Rescue Plan Centers of Excellence for Meat and Poultry Processing and Food Safety Research and Innovation Phase III program are to design a customized spray system for applying SalmoFresh, test its...

The University of California, Davis will develop food-grade antimicrobial coatings to reduce cross-contamination risks in food processing and service under a $605,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant was awarded on April 1, 2022 through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive grants program (AFRI, CFDA No. 10.310). Specifically, the university will research and evaluate photoactive antimicrobial...

This $727,987 Project Grant award from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) aims to develop low-cost, robust antimicrobial packaging films using single atom catalysts (SACs) that mimic natural enzymes to catalyze the disinfection of microorganisms via oxidation. The key objectives are to: 1) synthesize and evaluate SACs with high oxidase-catalytic activity and antimicrobial properties, 2)...

The federal Project Grant award of $532,838.06 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA Number 10.310 - Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) supports research to develop new anti-microbial peptide therapeutics as an alternative to antibiotics for controlling Avian Pathogenic E. coli (APEC) infections in poultry. The award, with a performance period from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, aims to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and...

This $623,828 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund research to develop and test a risk-based strategy for reducing Salmonella contamination in broiler chickens. The University of Georgia Research Foundation will screen broiler flocks before slaughter to assess Salmonella levels and identify specific serotypes most concerning for human health. Flocks will be...

This $650,000 Project Grant awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) CFDA 10.310 program aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a genetically engineered Bacillus subtilis probiotic strain in reducing Salmonella colonization in broiler chickens. The primary awardee, the Regents of the University of Michigan, will develop a B. subtilis strain that secretes Salmonella-neutralizing nanobodies to directly...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) will investigate the feasibility of using thermal dehydration to dispose of poultry carcasses and products during a disease outbreak. The $171,189 project, running from September 2024 to September 2026, will conduct full-scale tests to study operational issues like...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) grant program (CFDA 10.310), awarded Tennessee State University (TSU) a $486,310 project grant to establish an educational and training program on antimicrobial stewardship for historically underserved poultry producers. The primary objectives are to: Empower these producers with knowledge and best practices to reduce poultry diseases and antimicrobial usage, such as through good farming...

This $299,917 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) aims to develop practical nanofabrication methods to create bacteria-killing surface coatings for food contact surfaces, such as stainless steel and gasket polymers. The key goals are to: 1) Develop methods to create these antimicrobial surface coatings; 2) Test the efficacy of the coatings against foodborne...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded a $650,000 Project Grant under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (CFDA 10.310) to Oklahoma State University (OSU) to conduct research on developing an antibiotic-free approach to combat necrotic enteritis (NE) in poultry. Specifically, the project will screen additional commensal bacteria for their ability to inhibit the growth of Clostridium perfringens, the bacterium that causes NE, and induce host defense peptide synthesis to...