FoodSafetyOutreachProgramSoutheasternSoilSummit

Atlanta,GA

JodiP.Williams,Ph.D.Na1onalProgramLeader,FoodSafety

FederalPartnership

•  In2011,FSMAwassignedintolegislaAon

•  FY2015-USDA-NIFAandFDA-CFSANpartnership

•  EstablishedaNaAonalCoordinaAonCenter(NCC)and4RegionalCenters(RC’s)toextendFoodSafetyEducaAontotargetedcommuniAes•  Smallandmediumsizedfarms,beginningfarmers,

sociallydisadvantagedfarmers,smallprocessors,orsmallfreshfruitandvegetablemerchantwholesalers.

USDANIFA

FDACFSAN

FSMAImplementa1onPartnership

LeadRegionalCenters

•  Interna1onalFoodProtec1onTrainingIns1tute

Na1onalCoordina1on

Center

• OregonStateUniversity• UniversityofFlorida

WesternandSouthern

RegionalCenters

•  IowaStateUniversity• UniversityofVermont&StateAgriculturalCollege

Northcentraland

NortheasternRegionalCenters

Provide customized food safety educa2on to specific audiences affected by the new guidelines

established under FSMA - Targeted Audience

SmallandMid-sizedFarms BeginningFarmers

SociallyDisadvantaged

Farmers

SmallProcessorsSmallFresh

ProduceMerchantWholesalers

2017Plan

PilotProjectsat$50,000each

CommunityOutreachProjectsat$150,000

each

Mul1-stateEduca1onandTrainingProjectsat$400,000each

USDANIFAhasproposedabudgetof$4.7milliondollarstocreate;•  PilotProjects•  CommunityOutreachProjects•  MulA-StateEducaAonand

TrainingProjects

• BUILD CAPACITY OF LOCAL GROUPS TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC NEEDS – LANGUAGE OR CULTURAL BARRIERS • IMPLEMENT APPROPRIATELY CUSTOMIZED FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS • TARGET GROUPS MUST BE NON-TRADITIONAL NICHE OR HARD TO REACH AUDIENCES

Pilot Projects

• EXPAND EXISTING FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS CURRENTLY OFFERED IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES

• ENABLE EXISTING PROGRAMS TO REACH A BROADER TARGET AUDIENCE OR TO TARGET NEW LOCAL GROUPS

Community Outreach Projects

• SUPPORT THE DEVELOOPMENT OF MULTI-COUNTY, STATE-WIDE OR MULTI-STATE PROGRAMS THAT ARE NOT GEOGRAPHICALLY WITHIN THE SAME REGIONS

• ENCOURAGAGE COLLABORATIONS AMONG STATES SHARING COMMON FOOD SAFETY CONCERNS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE NOT LOCATED WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHICAL REGION

• DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS FOR THOSE WORKING WITH VARIOUS AG PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS, INCLUDING CONSERVATION SYSTEMS, SUTAINABLE SYSTEMS, ORGANIC FARMING SYSTEMS, ETC.

Multistate Education and Training Projects

Project Types

•  TheCoopera1veExtensionServiceforaU.S.stateorterritory•  Non-governmentorganiza1onsandorcommunitybasedorganiza1ons

•  Federal,State,local,ortribalagencies•  Anins1tu1onofhighereduca1on•  Acollabora1onoftwoormoreeligibleen11es

Eligible Applicants

MatchingRequirement •  Land-grantIns1tu1ons•  HSACU•  NLGCA•  AlaskaNa1ve-ServingandNa1veHawaiian-ServingIns1tu1ons

•  ResearchorExtensionac1vi1esareconsistentwithNAREEEABpriori1es

Exemp1ons

SoilSummits

TrainingAdd-onsAndModelPlans

Trainings

OnfarmTA

FoodSafetyShortCoursesBilingual

TrainingsProjectOutcomestodate

FY2018RFA•  FY2018RFAforFSOPisinthe

beginningapprovalstages•  An1cipa1nga1melinesimilarto

2017•  Therewillbesomechanges,but

itwillnotbeacompleteoverhaul•  Encouragingsubmissionsfrom

1890LGUasleadsandco-leads•  EligibilityRequirements

•  Currentand/orpastawardeesarenoteligibletobePDs,buttheycanserveasCo-PDs

•  Co-PDsonpreviouslyfundedprojectsareeligibletobePDs

USDANIFAFOODSAFETYOUTREACHPROGRAMTEAM

JodiWilliams,PhDjwilliams@nifa.usda.govMelvinCarter,PhDMelvin.carter@nifa.usda.govDawannaJames-Holly,PhDdholly@nifa.usda.gov