Project Grant 20257002045338
- 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 $399,999.00 to the University of Nebraska to develop and implement food safety training, education, and technical assistance programs for small and very small food businesses. The project aims to help these businesses, which make up the majority of the U.S. food production industry, improve their...
- 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...
- 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $545,144 Project Grant under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGA Research Foundation) to develop a hybrid train-the-trainer curriculum for Cooperative Extension agents in home food preservation, retail food safety, and cottage/small food business. This collaborative education and training project aims to reach 300 Extension agents...
- This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) provides $391,195.00 to Texas A&M AgriLife Research to protect food safety for cottage food manufacturers. The project objectives are to: Translate fundamental food safety principles from FDA's Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to cottage food industries in Texas and Arkansas; Prepare and pilot targeted...
- 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 $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 $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 Project Grant award, valued at $740,000 and funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Higher Education Challenge Grants Program (CFDA 10.217), aims to address the critical workforce shortage in food safety auditing, inspection, and assessment (AIA) occupations. Key objectives of the 4-year project include: (1) developing a turnkey, flexible curriculum to equip food safety educators in cultivating the next generation of food AIA professionals; (2) establishing a...
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. The project aims to build on the collaborative infrastructure established by each regional center to support continued food safety education, training, extension, outreach, and technical assistance to small and medium-sized food processors in compliance with FSMA. The award will fund the development of criteria to enhance lead instructor participation, the creation and administration of regional surveys of lead instructors, the delivery of lead instructor refresher training courses, and the evaluation of the project's impact. This initiative will support the continued development of lead instructors from multi-region, multi-state, and multi-university backgrounds who can effectively train and educate regional food growers, packers, and processors on the latest regulatory guidance, food safety principles, and industry best practices.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $399.9k | 9/17/25 |