Project Grant 20207002033033
- Through a $550,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328), TX A & M University Commerce, doing business as Texas A&M University, will develop produce safety educational materials tailored to underrepresented beginning farmers. The 3-year project will focus on: (1) creating produce safety virtual farm tours and associated activities, (2) developing avenues to host the educational content, and...
- This $150,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) will support a 24-month community outreach project focused on meeting the food safety training needs of underserved, BIPOC, and immigrant farmers in urban and rural areas of Greene County, Missouri. The project will be led by the non-profit organization Springfield Community Gardens and will partner with University of Missouri Extension to provide FSMA Produce...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $399,784 Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) project grant to the Georgia Tech Research Corporation, also known as the Office of Sponsored Programs, to develop and deliver a customized training program for small food producers, especially those that are minority, women-owned, or in underserved communities in Georgia. The project will create a six-day interactive workshop series utilizing a cohort model,...
- This $109,090 Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) through the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328), will build local training and education capacity in Hawaii to support stakeholders in complying with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The University of Hawaii (UH) Cooperative Extension will lead this 3-year project to identify and train local food safety educators from UH, state...
- This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) provides $150,000 to Cornell University to develop and deliver food safety education resources and training for beginning farmers in New York State. The primary objectives are to: 1) Create a set of general food safety curricula and hands-on activity plans for use in beginning farmer trainings, 2) Develop a...
- This $300,000 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328), aims to develop and deliver a hybrid educational program to the retail food industry to improve their understanding and implementation of the FDA's new Food Traceability Rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Key objectives include: 1) developing and implementing a traceability training program...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $305,630 Project Grant to the University of Vermont & State Agricultural College under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). This 3-year grant builds on a successful, multi-state produce safety education and outreach program to help small and mid-size farms in the Northeast adopt practices consistent with the Food Safety Modernization Act. The key products and services to be delivered under...
- This federal Project Grant award, with a total funding amount of $399,896.00, was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The award's key objective is to enhance and update Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Preventive Controls for Human Foods training for lead instructors in community-based and regional non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and extension systems....
- This $355,400 project grant awarded by the Department of Agriculture's National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Program (CFDA 10.328) aims to develop and deliver a comprehensive food safety education and training program for North Carolina's local food system stakeholders. The key products and services to be provided through this 3-year grant include: A series of food safety webinars delivered in partnership with state and federal regulatory...
- This $494,999 Food Safety Outreach Program project grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.328), will develop and implement innovative, accessible, and culturally appropriate food safety training for diverse produce growers in Kansas, Missouri, and South Dakota. The project team, led by Kansas State University, will utilize augmented reality (AR) tools to provide on-farm produce safety training to growers based on the Food Safety...
THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DELIVER EFFECTIVE FOOD SAFETY TRAINING TO BEGINNING FARMERS, MID-SIZED FARMS, SMALL FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS, AND SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS IN ILLINOIS. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FSMA) FOOD SAFETY GUIDELINES AFFECT THESE TARGET AUDIENCES. THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS FOR THESE CLIENTELES NEED TO BE REINFORCED AND RETOOLED FOR TARGET-AUDIENCE SPECIFIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. TO ACHIEVE THIS, WE ARE PROPOSING TO DEVELOP FSMA-RELATED FOOD SAFETY TRAINING, EDUCATION, EXTENSION, AND OUTREACH PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS BY DEVELOPING TRAINING CONTENTS THAT INCLUDING THE BASICS OF DEVELOPING A FOOD SAFETY PLAN; THE ROLE OF GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN IMPROVING FOOD SAFETY; BASICS OF FSMA PRODUCE SAFETY REGULATIONS (PSR) AND COMPLIANCE WITH PSR; OVERVIEW OF PRE- AND POST-HARVEST WATER SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS; AND SOIL TESTING AND SAFE SOIL AMENDMENTS. WE WILL ALSO CREATE A VIRTUAL FOOD SAFETY OUTREACHPLATFORM AT ILLINOIS (VFSOPI) THAT IS CAPABLE OF DELIVERING TRAINING CONTENT. IN ADDITION, WE WILL DEVELOP TRAIN-THE-TRAINER CONTENT AND ONSITE TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR GROWERS AND PRODUCERS. OUR PROJECT WILL INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCE ON SEVERAL FSMA TOPICS FOR SMALL AND VERY-SMALL UNDERSERVED GROWERS AND EXTENSION AGENTS WHO ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF EDUCATING THE FARMERS AND GROWERS ACROSS THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND BEYOND.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($3k) | 3/8/24 | ||
| Not listed | $199.8k | 9/2/20 |