This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Food and Drug Administration Research program (CFDA 93.103), funds Cornell University's Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) to continue educating fresh produce growers, packers, and other stakeholders on the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. The PSA will develop and deliver high-quality Grower Training courses in multiple formats and languages to a cadre of over 3,600 qualified...
This $494,499 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) will establish the California Center for Food Safety (CCFS) to coordinate statewide efforts related to produce safety and food safety regulatory compliance within California. The key objectives are to: (1) coordinate statewide Produce Safety Rule (PSA) grower and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)...
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...
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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $771,246 Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) grant to Iowa State University of Science and Technology. The 3-year project, beginning on September 1, 2024, aims to connect educators, regulators, outreach staff, and other stakeholders to develop and maintain an active and effective produce safety network. The grant will provide support to those working with underserved audiences 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...
The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded $200,000 under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) to the International Fresh Produce Association to develop a Spanish-language Listeria produce safety training and education cohort program. The program will target small and medium farms, packing and processing facilities, and other entities in the Southern U.S. produce supply chain. It aims to address language and financial barriers that have prevented...
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...
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 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...