Project Grant 20257002045339
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Minnesota's Office of Sponsored Projects Administration received a $549,694 Project Grant award on September 15, 2025, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The project, concluding September 29, 2028, develops and delivers comprehensive food safety training and technical assistance to cottage food producers—individuals who manufacture...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Arizona received a $549,280 Project Grant awarded on September 15, 2025, by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The grant supports a comprehensive educational initiative designed to prepare agricultural growers of all operational scales to conduct agricultural water assessments and achieve compliance with Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Subpart E requirements. The project...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California at Riverside received a $591,499 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI), CFDA 10.310, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030. This award supports the development of rapid, low-cost, and highly sensitive detection methods for foodborne pathogens in food products outside of laboratory settings. The research addresses a critical public health...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Maine System, Division of University of Maine, received a $399,999 Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The three-year project, extending through September 14, 2028, will develop and deliver on-demand, self-paced food safety education modules tailored to small-scale farmers, food businesses,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) received a $528,038 Project Grant awarded September 15, 2025, by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328). The award supports an expansion of CFSA's 12-year Local Produce Safety Initiative, which provides food safety training and technical assistance to farmers across North and South Carolina. Through September 2028, the funded...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California Office of the President's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources received a $588,000 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310) awarded August 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for July 31, 2028. The project will develop water use curves for silage sorghum in drought-prone southwestern agricultural regions, addressing a critical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Purdue University received a $549,995 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 29, 2028. The project develops a virtual reality (VR) technical support tool designed to address food safety compliance barriers specific to veteran farmers and disabled farmers operating small acreage...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California, Davis received a $758,000 Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, under the Cooperative Extension Service program (CFDA 10.500) administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The grant funds continued implementation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD), a collaborative program established in 1982 that operates five regional centers across North Carolina State University, Kansas State...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Texas A&M Agrilife Research received a $391,195 Project Grant from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Food Safety Outreach Program (CFDA 10.328) awarded September 15, 2025, with completion targeted for September 14, 2028. The project addresses foodborne illness prevention by translating and adapting Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) preventive control principles for cottage food manufacturers in Texas and Arkansas. Primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Washington State University received a $650,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), awarded on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. The award funds the development of a real-time, on-site verification platform designed to assess the efficacy of surface sanitation processes in food processing...
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) on September 15, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 14, 2028. The award supports a multi-state food hub capacity-building initiative across California, Oregon, and Vermont designed to enhance food safety practices and Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regulatory compliance among food aggregators of varying scales and resource levels. The project delivers technical assistance and educational resources through both virtual and in-person modalities. Core services include establishment of collaborative networks among technical assistance providers to share food safety best practices, peer-to-peer learning cohorts, mock produce rule inspections, virtual office hours, and formal FSMA training sessions. Tangible deliverables include development of three food safety resource documents: a Produce Rule (PC Rule) inspection checklist, a food traceability rule information sheet, and an FSMA status learning module. These resources will be disseminated broadly to reach low-resource, emerging, and small-scale food aggregators, extending cross-state collaboration and capacity-building beyond individual state boundaries while strengthening the viability of food hubs and regional food supply chains.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $398.0k | 9/16/25 |