Project Grant 20247002042956
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) received a $528,038 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture 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. The award funds CFSA's expansion of its Local Produce Safety Initiative, which has trained over 3,400 farmers and agricultural educators across North and South Carolina since 2012 on...
- 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 The University of California Office of the President, Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources received a $398,016 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328), awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2028. This three-year initiative supports food hub capacity building across California, Oregon, and Vermont by enhancing...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maine System received a $399,999 Project Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) awarded on September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2028. The project will develop and deliver on-demand, self-paced food safety education courses designed to meet the needs of small-scale farmers, food businesses, agricultural producers, and food incubator hubs throughout...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Texas A&M AgriLife Research received a $391,195 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328), awarded September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. This collaborative education and training initiative, performed in College Station, Texas, aims to equip cottage food manufacturers in Texas and Arkansas with food safety tools and strategies adapted from FDA Food Safety Modernization Act...
- 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...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University received a $399,465 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328), awarded September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. The project, titled "Bridging the Gap II: Management of Postharvest Water in Produce Operations," develops and delivers comprehensive hands-on training and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Food Enterprise Solutions, LLC received a $349,935 project grant awarded on September 30, 2025, by the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition under the Food and Drug Administration Research program (CFDA 93.103). The project, titled "Harnessing Technology for Safer Food Imports: Training and Certifying Global Producers for U.S. Market Access," will operate through September 29, 2026. The awardee will develop a...
- Summary of Federal Grant Award Tuskegee University received $749,985 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the 1890 Institution Capacity Building Grants Program (CFDA 10.216) to conduct a comprehensive three-year project (December 15, 2025–December 14, 2028) focused on enhancing food safety through Salmonella contamination research across the poultry supply chain. The project delivers multiple integrated products and...
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY (8000 CH OR LESS): LUMBEE LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. IS ESTABLISHING A FOOD AND NUTRITION INNOVATION HUB (HUB) IN THE FUTURE THAT REQUIRES PRIOR EXPANSION OF FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR FARMERS AND FOOD ENTREPRENEUR'S, A SPECIALIZED AUDIENCE. THE HUB WILL INCREASE PROFITABILITY OF THE FOOD BUSINESSES. THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED LUMBEE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE DEPARTMENT WILL BUILD CAPACITY TO FURTHER DEVELOP FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE CROPS AND MINIMALLY PROCESSED FOODS FOR FUTURE HUB TENANTS. THE SERVICES WILL EXPAND ON EXISTING FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION PROGRAMS ADDRESSING THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF SMALL-SCALE SPECIALIZED AUDIENCES WITH A FOCUS ON LIMITED-RESOURCE FARMERS AND FOOD PROCESSORS. THIS COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROJECT AIMS TO BUILD A VERTICALLY INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SYSTEM REVISIONING ADVANCED CAREER OPPORTUNITIES WHILE PROVIDING THE SUPPORT OUR FARMERS AND FOOD PROCESSORS NEED TO GROW A VIABLE AND SCALABLE BUSINESS. THE FSOP PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE LUMBEE TRIBE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE EXPANDED AUDIENCE THROUGH INTERCONNECTING EXISTING FOOD SYSTEM ELEMENTS IDENTIFYING SYNERGIES FROM FARM TO INSTITUTION: EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, FARMERS, PROCESSORS, WHOLESALERS, RETAILERS, FOOD SERVICE PROVIDERS, MARKETERS, AND CONSUMERS.THE PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE LUMBEE TRIBE TO PROVIDE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES TO BROADEN THE KNOWLEDGE AND COMMITMENT TO FOOD SAFETY AND FSMA COMPLIANCE BY:1) BUILDING CAPACITY FOR ENSURING A SAFE FOOD SYSTEM;2) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO TRANSITIONING FARMERS AND FOOD ENTREPRENEURS (FSP/GMP); AND3) IMPLEMENTING THE LUMBEE GAP/GMP PROGRAM. ULTIMATE GOALS, SOCIETAL BENEFITS,
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $150.0k | 6/18/24 |