Description
The Food Safety Outreach Program (FSOP) is a competitive grant program that supports training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance projects to improve public health by increasing the understanding and adoption of established food safety standards, guidance, and protocols. The program prioritizes projects that help specific farmers and ranchers, as well as small processors and small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers, with a commitment to public health and expertise in administering programs that contribute to food safety. The FSOP will maintain and continue to expand training, education, outreach, and coordination by soliciting new Community Outreach Projects in FY 2026.
Some key points about this opportunity include:
* Available funding: approximately $3,500,000
* Award range: $80,000 - $300,000
* Project duration: 24 months
* Eligible applicants: State Cooperative Extension Service, Federal, State, local, or Tribal agency, nonprofit community-based or non-governmental organization, organization representing owners and operators of farms, small food processors, or small fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers, institution of higher education, or a foundation maintained by an institution of higher education
* Applications are limited to Community Outreach Projects
* Collaborative Engagement Supplements are available for applications that support significant collaboration among eligible entities