The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) was awarded $100,000 under the Food and Drug Administration Research program (CFDA 93.103) to host its 2022 Annual Meeting from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. NASDA will use the funding to provide information and facilitate discussions on current and emerging issues impacting agricultural feed and food safety for approximately 250-275 in-person and 300 virtual participants. Key topics will include rules under the Food...
This $9,600,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the FDA Research program (CFDA 93.103) supports the Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) in enhancing the Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS) across state, local, tribal, and territorial levels. The key products and services delivered under this award include: Providing oversight and support to the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program Alliance (MFRPA) to drive continuous improvement in...
This $648,000 Project Grant award to North Carolina State University was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Cooperative Extension Service (CFDA 10.500) program. The grant supports the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) program, a 42-year collaborative effort by scientists from five veterinary colleges. The primary objectives of FARAD are to identify, extract, assemble, evaluate, and distribute information on preventing and mitigating chemical residues...
This $300,000 Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program (CFDA 10.310), aims to enhance interdisciplinary work at the intersection of animal, veterinary, and agricultural sciences to support food and agricultural production. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing an ethical framework anchored in a One Health approach to identify, map,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded a $1,650,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (CFDA 10.618) to the Pet Food Institute to conduct approved market development activities intended to foster expanded exports and market diversification for U.S. agricultural commodities and products. The 5-year award, which runs from December 30, 2024 to September 30, 2030, will support the Institute's efforts to encourage the...
This $111,915 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Animal Health and Disease Research (AHDR) Capacity Program supports research activities at North Carolina State University (NC State) focused on improving the health and productivity of agricultural animals. Through this funding, NC State is conducting integrated research and extension programs to address critical issues in animal health, including disease...
This $28,000,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the FDA Research program (CFDA 93.103) supports the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) in a multi-year project to expand state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) conformance with the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) Develop and improve a grant management system to provide financial assistance to SLTT retail food...
This Project Grant award, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Cooperative Extension Service (CFDA 10.500) program, continues the implementation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD). FARAD is a collaborative program with five regional centers that aims to prevent violative chemical residues in food animal products, ensuring safe food consumption for the public. The $758,000 award to the University of California, Davis will fund FARAD's...
This $227,569 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Federal Grant Program (CFDA 10.025) aims to develop guidance documents and conduct training activities to support livestock movement decisions during a foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak, such as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). The project, led by New Mexico State University, will adapt guidance...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the FDA Research program (CFDA 93.103) provides $138,784 to Washington State University (WSU) to develop and validate a standardized high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) method for quantifying thiamine and its derivatives in animal feeds, tissues, and blood. The project aims to fill an analytical gap in the Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network (Vet-LIRN)...