Project Grant R43DP005370

This federal Project Grant award for $717,441, provided by the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.393 Cancer Cause and Prevention Research) to New York University, will support a large-scale quasi-experimental evaluation of added sugar warning labels in restaurants in New York City. The research aims to determine whether, for whom, and how added sugar warnings affect restaurant purchases, as well as the psychological mechanisms driving these effects. The project will combine mobile app-based...

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 federal Project Grant award of $719,465.00 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), is funding a longitudinal, randomized-controlled experiment examining the impact of a suite of healthy food policies in online retail settings. The objective is to evaluate the effects of ultra-processed food and beverage taxes, front-of-pack nutrition labeling, and...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847 Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) will evaluate the impact of the updated federal nutrition standards for school meals in the United States. The $663,097 award to Merrimack College, effective May 7, 2025, will support a 5-year study to examine school meal compliance, product reformulation, meal participation rates, student dietary intakes, and body mass...

The Orange County Foodtec Food Safety Program is a $330,721 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.223 - Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants) to Orange County Community College (SUNY Orange). The 15-week program aims to prepare individuals for entry-level occupational health and safety, food quality assurance, and other food safety roles. Participants will earn 3 credits towards an associate's degree in science...

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 $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 from the US Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program will fund $794,626 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027. The project will use household and retail scanner data to determine the causal effects of front-of-package and shelf summary nutrition labels on consumers and retailers in the United States and Europe. It will address...

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 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $295,923 to Equiti Foods, LLC to implement a "Food is Medicine" (FIM) program that will bring medically tailored meals to underserved groups at low or no cost. The key objectives are to: 1) Form advisory committees to guide the FIM program, 2) Expand Equiti Foods' capacity to produce culturally and medically...