The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Oregon State University a $536,923 Project Grant under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) with a performance period of September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2026. The purpose of the grant is to establish the Pacific Food Safety Education and Training Collaborative, which will provide customized food safety training and technical assistance to diverse communities across the vast Pacific territories of...
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...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture provides $299,151.00 in funding from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025 to the Oneida Nation, a federally recognized Indian tribe located outside Green Bay, Wisconsin. The grant is part of the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328), which aims to increase understanding and adoption of established food safety standards, guidance, and protocols. The grant will be used to...
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...
This $760,000 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 enhance food safety education and support for implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in the Western region of the United States. The award supports a coalition of food safety specialists from land-grant universities, Alaska Native-serving, Native Hawaiian-serving, and Hispanic-serving...
The federal Project Grant award in the amount of $359,987 was 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). The grant will support the development of a specialized curriculum and virtual training tools to address the unique food safety challenges faced by low moisture food businesses, which include bakery products, snack foods, and other manufactured foods. The project...
This Project Grant award, valued at $1,000,000.00 and issued by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the New Beginnings for Tribal Students program (CFDA 10.527), supports experiential learning, internships, and financial assistance for Native American pre-college and college students attending Oregon State University (OSU) and Chemeketa Community College. The key objectives are to: 1) strengthen relationships between the...
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...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.328 - Food Safety Outreach Program) provides $149,706 to Iowa Valley RC&D, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, to expand its Clean Start Food Safety Coaching program. The funding will enable Iowa Valley RC&D to serve an additional 100 new and socially disadvantaged farmers in Eastern Iowa with technical assistance, hands-on training workshops, and new educational...
This Project Grant award of $149,979.00 from the Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture is for the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The University of California Office of the President Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, doing business as the Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources, will use the funding to provide hands-on technical assistance and culturally/linguistically appropriate food safety educational resources to historically...