This $149,994 federal Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) will support the University of Hawaii's GoFarm Hawaii (GFH) program to increase food safety education and adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) among beginning farmers across the state. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year grant include: 1) educating and supporting new...
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...
The University of Hawaii has been awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program (CFDA 10.311). The award will fund the GrowFarm Hawaii (GFH) project, which aims to enhance Hawaii's food system resilience by increasing the number of viable farm businesses and the volume of local food production. The GFH project provides a certificate-based farmer training program that integrates conceptual and experiential learning,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $150,000 Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) grant to Lumbee Land Development, Inc. The grant supports the establishment of a Food and Nutrition Innovation Hub that will increase profitability for food businesses in the Lumbee community. The funding will allow Lumbee Land Development, Inc. to build capacity for its Department of Agriculture and Natural Resource to develop and expand...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $494,919 Project Grant through the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) to the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, aims to provide interactive on-farm food safety training to farm workers and underserved farmers in Louisiana and Florida. Key components include developing educational materials covering good agricultural practices...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $2,235,219.76 Project Grant to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) under the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (CFDA 10.179). The grant, effective from September 30, 2024 through September 29, 2028, will enable HDOA to identify eligible entities and competitively distribute subawards to support small-scale gardening, herding, livestock operations, and other food production initiatives. The goal is to...
The University of Hawaii (UH) was awarded a $475,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Alaska Native-Serving Institutions and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Grants program (CFDA 10.228). The grant, with a performance period from September 15, 2023 to September 14, 2027, will support UH's GoFarm Hawaii (GFH) program to prepare students for careers in food, agriculture, and natural resources. Key...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $701,302 Project Grant to the Hawaii Public Health Institute, doing business as The Coalition For A Tobacco Free Hawai`i, to support the "GROWING HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS AND LOCAL FOOD SECURITY WITH HAWAII'S KEIKI" program. The three-year grant, awarded November 1, 2022 and set to be completed by October 31, 2025, will fund efforts under the Community Food Projects (CFP) program to bring together...
The University of Hawaii received a $350,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.516: Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program) to implement the Tasting with Keiki 4-H program. This school-based initiative provides nutrition education and healthy food access support for children in kindergarten through second grade in Hawaii and Kauai counties. The program includes interactive classroom lessons, cooking...
The North Shore Economic Vitality Partnership (NSeVP) was awarded $722,161.14 under the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers federal grant program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy and Outreach. The goal of the project grant is to assist socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers and ranchers as well as beginning farmers and ranchers in Hawaii with owning, operating, and participating fully in USDA agricultural programs....