Agriculture Food and Research Initiative: Food Safety Challenge Area
Post Date
January 29th 2014
Application Due Date
May 8th 2014
Letters of Intent (LOI) are required by this program and must be received by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on February 26, 2014.
Funding Opportunity Number
USDA-NIFA-AFRI-004434
CFDA Number(s)
10.310
Funding Instrument Type(s)
Grant
Funding Activity Categories
Eligibility Categories
Eligibility is linked to the project type. All project types are described beginning in Part II, C.
Funding
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Estimated Total Funding:
$11000000
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Award Range:
$0 - $5000000
Grant 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 reduce foodborne illnesses and deaths by improving the safety of the food supply, which will result in reduced impacts on public health and on our economy. In order to achieve this outcome, this program will support single-function Research Projects and multi-function Integrated Research, Education, and/or Extension Projects, and Food and Agricultural Science Enhancement (FASE) Grants that address one of the Program Area Priorities (see Food Safety RFA for details).
Contact Information
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Agency
Department of Agriculture
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Office:
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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Agency Contact:
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Phone: 202-401-5048
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