Project Grant X8969049010

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) awarded a $1,175,000.00 Cooperative Agreement to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) under the Federal Seed Program (CFDA 10.163 - Market Protection and Promotion). The purpose of this award is to fund CDFA's participation in the Pesticide Data Program (PDP), which collects food samples from California and analyzes them for pesticide residues. Under this Cooperative Agreement, CDFA will collect...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA AMS) awarded a $402,000 Cooperative Agreement under the federal Market Protection and Promotion program (CFDA 10.163) to the State of California Department of Pesticide Regulation. The purpose of this 1-year award is to fund the state's participation in the Pesticide Data Program (PDP). Under the agreement, the state will collect food samples, primarily focusing on those most frequently consumed by infants and children,...

This $3,500,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture's (NIFA) Integrated Programs (CFDA 10.303) aims to develop and implement organic-compliant coatings with organic essential oils (EOs) to enhance the postharvest quality and safety of organic fresh produce. The primary goals are to: 1) formulate organic coatings with EOs to inhibit foodborne pathogens and fungi, 2) evaluate the efficacy of these coatings on organic blueberries, apricots, peppers,...

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025). The award will support CDFA's delivery of services from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 related to the FARM BILL INITIATIVE - PLANT PROTECTION ACT - STONE FRUIT PROJECT 1S.1175.01. Specifically, CDFA will work to protect California...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement to DFA of California, doing business as American Council for Food Safety and Quality, from March 15, 2021 to July 14, 2022. The funding supports research under the Agricultural Research Basic and Applied Research program (CFDA 10.001) to trace the formation of fluoride residues throughout tree nut production and marketing channels as a barrier to the export of California tree nuts to the European...

This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award, made 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 grant program (CFDA 10.025), supports the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) in conducting comprehensive pest detection and surveillance activities for stone fruit orchards in Washington state. The key objectives are to provide the stone fruit industry and producers with survey...

This Cooperative Agreement award from 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 program (CFDA 10.025) provides $2,277,000 in funding to the University of California, Davis to support the Foundation Plant Services (FPS) Clean Plant Specialty Crop Program. The primary objective is to develop, maintain, and distribute high-quality, pathogen-tested propagation material for grapevines,...

The Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida was awarded a $377,000 Cooperative Agreement from 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). This award supports the Florida Bureau of Citrus Budwood Registration's (FBCBR) comprehensive program to provide the Florida citrus industry with a dependable supply of pathogen-free citrus...

This $300,000 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) project grant, awarded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.310), aims to measure the effects of plant growth regulator (PGR) treatments on the volatile chemistry, sugar, and anthocyanin content of strawberries and blueberries. The project has three key objectives: 1) evaluate how three PGR treatments impact flavor volatiles, sugars, and anthocyanins; 2) elucidate the underlying mechanisms by measuring the...

The New York Department of Agriculture & Markets received a $270,000 cooperative agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to conduct a stone fruit commodity survey from June 1, 2021 through May 31, 2022. The award was made under the agency's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA #10.025), which aims to protect U.S. agriculture from economically injurious plant and animal...