Project Grant 20167002025787

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 $299,999 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310) will fund research and extension activities at Oregon State University to help produce industry better implement cleaning and sanitizing programs to meet Produce Safety Rule requirements. Specifically, the awardee will (1) engage produce industry to characterize existing food contact surfaces and...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) received a $528,038 Project Grant award from the USDA 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. This three-year initiative expands CFSA's existing Local Produce Safety Initiative by establishing a train-the-trainer component in partnership with local community organizations across North...

The Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service awarded a $590,000 cooperative agreement to the University of Maryland, College Park from October 2021 through September 2022 under the Food Safety Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 10.479). Under the award, the University will assist FSIS in developing two separate risk assessment models for Salmonella in chicken and turkey production. The models will estimate reductions in foodborne illness attributed to controlling Salmonella...

The Council for Healthy Food Systems (CHFS) received a $301,023.83 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to build capacity and demand for local meat, poultry, and egg sales in Texas. Over the three-year period from September 2021 to September 2024, CHFS will conduct a statewide training and technical assistance program to support current and aspiring direct market producers...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Food Enterprise Solutions, LLC received a $349,935 Project Grant award from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition under the Food and Drug Administration Research program (CFDA 93.103) on September 30, 2025. The award supports a one-year initiative (through September 29, 2026) to address the critical need for food safety compliance among international producers seeking U.S. market access. The project responds to...

The Springfield Community Gardens will receive $205,000 through a 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 provide food safety training to underserved farmers in Greene County, Missouri from August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2024. The training will focus on meeting the food safety needs of BIPOC and underserved farmers in urban and rural areas as they enter agricultural...

The Oregon State University was awarded a $793,592 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The grant will support the Western Regional Center to Enhance Food Safety (WRCEFS) in continuing to foster collaboration on food safety education and stakeholder support for implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act through September 2024. Specifically, WRCEFS will expand its...

The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) was awarded a $936,919.75 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The grant will support CFSA in increasing the organizational capacity of seven partnering food hubs and the farmers they work with through implementing quality management systems, standard operating procedures, food safety plans, and direct technical assistance...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M AgriLife Research received a $391,195 Project Grant awarded September 15, 2025, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The grant supports a three-year collaborative education and training initiative designed to strengthen food safety practices among cottage food manufacturers in Texas and Arkansas. The project delivers adapted Food Safety...