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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...

The University of Georgia Research Foundation was awarded a $725,248 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA #10.170). The grant will fund a food safety project to quantify bioaerosol risks associated with poultry and cattle production facilities to specialty crops grown in proximity in Georgia, Florida, and Alabama through March 2025. Subawards were provided to the University of Florida and...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture was awarded a $1,532,089 Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service. The grant will support Oregon's seafood industry in responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Specifically, the funding will help seafood processors, retailers, and harvesters recover from severe economic impacts caused by COVID-19 related disruptions. The pandemic eliminated nearly 70% of processor...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Award Summary The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) awarded the Oregon Department of Agriculture a $656,000 cooperative agreement effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, under the Cooperative Agreements with States for Intrastate Meat and Poultry Inspection program (CFDA 10.475). Through this award, Oregon operates a state-administered meat and poultry inspection program that conducts comprehensive inspection...

The Fork Food Lab in Portland, Maine received a $194,000 project grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program (CFDA 10.180). The grant will support Fork Food Lab's expansion to a 42,000 square foot facility and procurement of equipment necessary to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection. The Grant of Inspection is required to meet the inspection requirements under the Federal...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M AgriLife Research received a $391,195 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328), awarded September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. This collaborative education and training initiative, performed in College Station, Texas, aims to equip cottage food manufacturers in Texas and Arkansas with food safety tools and strategies adapted from FDA Food Safety Modernization Act...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California Office of the President, Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources received a $398,016 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2028. This three-year initiative supports food hub capacity building across California, Oregon, and Vermont by enhancing...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $200,000 to Marzolf Meats LLC through the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grants – Supplemental Funding program to increase capacity and access to USDA slaughter and processing in the Redmond, Washington region. Specifically, the funding will support Marzolf Meats in making improvements and carrying out planning activities necessary to obtain a Federal Grant of Inspection, which will allow the company to provide $200k...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Regents of the University of Minnesota received a $549,694 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2028. The award funds the development and implementation of comprehensive food safety training and technical assistance programs specifically designed for cottage food producers—individuals who...

The North Cascades Meat Producers Cooperative (NCMPC) was awarded a $378,724 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. NCMPC, which represents 62 farms in the North Puget Sound region of Washington state, will use the grant funding to establish a lower-cost business model to support farmer- and rancher-owners in more profitably marketing their livestock. The Farmers Market and Local...