Funding-USDA - Food Safety Challenge Area; June 21, 2017

 

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 support the development and deployment of science based knowledge to improve the safety and nutritional quality of food without sacrificing flavor, acceptability, and affordability.

 

Announcement Number:

 

USDA-NIFA-AFRI-006286

 

Closing Date:

 

Jun 21, 2017

 

Link to Full Announcement

 

https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/agriculture-and-food-research-initiative-food-safety-challenge-area

 

Contact Information

 

Mervalin Morant, Ph.D.

(202) 401-6602

mmorant@nifa.usda.gov