(FOA)-Food
Safety Outreach Competitive Grants Program (USDA-NIFA-FSMA-006770); June 6,
2019
Agency
US
Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and
Agriculture
Description
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and
Agriculture (NIFA) announced the “Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grants
Program”, USDA-NIFA-FSMA-006770. The Food Safety Outreach Program will
complement and expand the national infrastructure of the National Food Safety
Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Competitive
Grants Program. The Food Safety Outreach Program will focus on delivery of
customized training to members of the target audiences.
In
FY 2019, FSOP will maintain and continue to grow the training, education,
outreach and coordination across FSOP by soliciting new Community Outreach
Projects and Collaborative Education and Training Projects. This request for
Applications (RFA) will solicit proposals for two project types:
·
Community
Outreach Projects will
support the development of new food safety education and outreach programs in
local communities (previously known as Pilot Projects) and expand upon existing
food safety education and outreach programs that address the needs of small,
specialized audiences whose education needs have not previously been adequately
addressed. Projects will focus on building the capacity of local groups to
identify very specific needs within their communities, and to implement
appropriately customized food safety education and outreach programs to meet
those specific needs.
·
Collaborative
Education and Training Projects will
support the development of multi-county, state-wide or multi-state programs.
For example, these projects will support collaborations among states not
necessarily located within the same regions, but having common food safety
concerns, or addressing common commodities. Potential applicants must have an
established track record of working with target audiences, and must be capable
of developing and modifying food safety training curricula to meet new FSMA
rules for a variety of agricultural production and processing
systems.
Announcement
Number
USDA-NIFA-FSMA-006770
Closing
Date
June
6, 2019
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=314999
Contact
Information
Jodi
P. Williams
(202)
720-6145