Food Safety Outreach Program-Community Outreach Projects
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- USDA-NIFA-FA4182-32935
- Agency
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Department of Agriculture
- Applications due
- Award size
- $80,000 to $300,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 10.328 Food Safety Outreach Program
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Agriculture
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) is soliciting applications for Community Outreach Projects under the Food Safety Outreach Program (Assistance Listing 10.328) with an application due date of July 20, 2026.
Eligible applicant types are listed as "Other," requiring verification against the full NOFO for specific organizational categories. The program funds food safety training, education, outreach, and technical assistance for small- and mid-sized producers, beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, small processors, and small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers affected by Food Safety Modernization Act regulations.
Typical awards range from $300,000 to $550,000 for three- to four-year projects. Since 2015, NIFA has obligated $76.9 million across 270 awards, with annual award counts ranging from 11 to 30. Recent representative 2025 awards funded sanitation monitoring tools and training for small food manufacturers ($549,000), food safety curriculum in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ($545,000), a multi-state produce safety initiative in the Carolinas ($528,000), and virtual reality training tools for veteran and disabled farmers ($549,000).
The program funds three priority areas: community outreach projects developing locally driven food safety education for niche producer groups; collaborative education and training projects delivering multi-state or multi-county initiatives addressing FSMA needs; and technical assistance on grant-writing skills.
Applications undergo a two-stage evaluation process: administrative compliance review followed by peer review for scientific and technical merit. Applicants must register on SAM.gov and Grants.gov prior to submission and apply exclusively through Grants.gov.
Synopsis
In FY 2026, FSOP, under Assistance Listing 10.328, will maintain and continue to expand training, education, outreach, and coordination by soliciting new Community Outreach Projects.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| USDA-NIFA-FA4182-32935-Full-Announcement.html | HTML file |
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