Project Grant 53036

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $826,807 under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish & Wildlife on January 24, 2022. The funding will support reimbursements to New Jersey seafood processors, dealers, and processing vessels for eligible COVID-19 related expenses incurred between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Eligible...

This $1,987,303 Cooperative Agreement award from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Research program (CFDA 93.103) will support the School District of Philadelphia in implementing a "hub and spoke" model to reduce the use of ultra-processed foods in school meals. The project will establish two full-service "hub" kitchens to enhance meal preparation and incorporate more fresh, minimally processed food options. These hubs will also provide support to an additional 8...

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) received a $200,000 block grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA #10.181). The award enables MDARD to reimburse Michigan-based seafood processors, at-sea processors, and seafood dealers for expenditures incurred between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021 to respond to the coronavirus pandemic....

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $124,160 Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant to the Sun'Aq Tribe of Kodiak under the CFDA 10.181 program. The funding supports costs incurred by the Tribe between January 27, 2020 and December 31, 2021 to implement measures responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, including workplace safety, facility retrofits, transportation, worker housing, and medical expenses. Benefitting the employees of food...

The Department of Agriculture Office of the Secretary awarded a $15 million Pandemic Assistance Block Grant on September 21, 2021 to address vulnerabilities in the food supply chain highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The grant funding will help specific regions where the pandemic created challenges for critical food processing and packing infrastructure under the Pandemic Assistance Block Grant Program (CFDA #10.145). The grant will provide assistance through September 21, 2021 to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded $200,000 under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) to the Delaware Department of Agriculture on January 24, 2022. The funding will reimburse seafood processors and dealers in Delaware for expenses incurred in preparing for, preventing exposure to, and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through January 24, 2024. Specifically, the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) received a $200,000 block grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181). The funding will support NYSDEC's distribution of monetary resources to licensed New York food fish and crustacea dealers and shippers, as well as shellfish processors, shippers, reshippers, and diggers/shippers impacted by the...

This $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA Research, CFDA 93.103) will support a pilot study conducted by the Brownsville Independent School District (BISD) in Brownsville, TX. The study aims to generate systematic evidence on contaminant levels in National School Lunch Program meals and assess how menu composition affects contaminant exposure. The research will also contribute data on the feasibility and effectiveness of large-scale...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) will receive $222,673 from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Pandemic Relief Activities: Farm and Food Worker Relief Grant Program (CFDA 10.181) to support the Seafood Pandemic Response and Safety Project from January 2022 to January 2024. The project aims to provide financial relief to seafood processors in Maryland negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through covering eligible expenses. MDA will...

This $2,000,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Research program (CFDA 93.103) supports an intervention to reduce ultra-processed foods (UPFs) served in Seattle Public Schools, the largest school district in Washington state. The key activities include: Expanding scratch-cooked meals by investing in kitchen equipment and staff training to replace pre-packaged, UPFs and reduce potential contaminants. Sourcing locally grown produce and proteins in...