Funding-USDA -
Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Food Safety Challenge Area; May 13,
2015
Agency
Department
of Agriculture
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description
This
AFRI Challenge Area promotes and enhances the scientific discipline of food
safety, with an overall aim of protecting consumers from microbial and chemical
contaminants that may occur during all stages of the food chain, from
production to consumption. This requires an understanding of the
interdependencies of human, animal, and ecosystem health as it pertains to
foodborne pathogens. The long-term outcome for this program is to reduce
foodborne illnesses and deaths by improving the safety of the food supply,
which will result in reduced impacts on public health and on our economy. In
order to achieve this outcome, this program will support single-function
Research Projects and multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or
Extension Projects, and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants
that address one of the Program Area Priorities (see Food Safety RFA for
details).
Announcement
Number:
USDA-NIFA-AFRI-004916
Closing
Date:
APPLICATION
DEADLINE for “Enhancing Food Safety through Improved Processing Technologies”
(A4131): May 18, 2015.
APPLICATION
DEADLINE for “Effective Mitigation Strategies for Antimicrobial Resistance”
(A4171): May 13, 2015.
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=274625
Contact
Information
Rochelle
McCrea
(202)
401-2880