Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA FSMA 006770
The Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grant Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) designed to strengthen and broaden the nation s food safety training and support system. It is positioned as a practical, community facing companion to the larger National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Competitive Grants Program. The core idea is to take existing national capacity for food safety education and expand its reach through sustained, customized, on the ground training that directly serves the people most likely to need tailored assistance to meet food safety expectations.
Funded projects are expected to develop and deliver food safety training, education, extension activities, outreach, and technical assistance that respond to real operational needs. The program is explicitly focused on target audiences that often face resource, language, or access barriers, including owners and operators of small to mid sized farms, beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, small food processors, and small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. Rather than emphasizing one size fits all materials, the opportunity stresses customization and delivery, meaning applicants should be prepared to show how they will adapt content, provide hands on support, and ensure training is usable in day to day operations.
A notable feature of the program is its emphasis on local community driven applications and delivery channels. Grant applications are solicited from organizations embedded in local and regional food systems, such as community based organizations, non governmental organizations, food hubs, farm cooperatives, extension programs, and similar local groups. This structure is meant to ensure that projects are grounded in trusted relationships and practical realities, helping training efforts reach producers and small businesses where they already work and gather, rather than relying solely on centralized or academic approaches.
Eligibility is broad but clearly defined. Applicants can include a Cooperative Extension Service for a U.S. state or territory, qualified non governmental or community based organizations that represent farm operators, small processors, or small produce merchant wholesalers and that have a public health commitment plus demonstrated program administration expertise related to food safety, and federal, state, local, or tribal agencies. Institutions of higher education, as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965, are also eligible, including foundations maintained by such institutions. Collaborations of two or more eligible entities are specifically allowed, signaling that partnerships between extension, community groups, and agencies are encouraged when they strengthen reach and effectiveness.
From the funding details provided, this opportunity is listed under CFDA 10.328 and uses the grant funding instrument within the agriculture activity category. The funding opportunity number is USDA NIFA FSMA 006770. The opportunity was created on 2019 04 17 and had an original closing date of 2019 06 06. The maximum award amount listed is 550000. The overall purpose of the funding is to expand food safety capacity through applied education and technical support that helps smaller scale and historically underserved participants improve food safety practices and comply with applicable requirements, ultimately supporting public health and stronger market access across local and regional food supply chains.Apply for USDA NIFA FSMA 006770
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Food Safety Outreach Competitive Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.328.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2019-04-17.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-06-06. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $550,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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