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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Gonzalez Jr., Roberto - OPPE, Calexico, CA <roberto.gonzalez@usda.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 22, 2021 3:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ogden, Kimberly L - (ogden) <ogden@arizona.edu>; Burgess, Shane C - (shaneburgess) <sburgess@cals.arizona.edu>; Hunt, James E - (jeh) <JHunt@ag.arizona.edu>; Pawar, Sangita C - (sangita) <sangita@arizona.edu>; Mester, John Clark - (jmester) <jmester@arizona.edu>;
Patten, Kim J - (kjpatten) <kjpatten@arizona.edu>; Coffey, Courtney - (ccoffey) <ccoffey@arizona.edu>; Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto) <Silver@ag.arizona.edu>; Mars, Matthew M - (mmars) <mmars@arizona.edu>; Cantwell, Elizabeth R - (ecantwell) <ecantwell@arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXT]2021 USDA-NIFA Food Safety Outreach Program<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>USDA-NIFA Food Safety Outreach Program</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This complements and expands the national infrastructure of the National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Competitive Grants Program. The program builds upon that national infrastructure, with
a sustained focus on delivery of customized training to the target audiences. Awardees will develop and implement food safety training, education, extension, outreach and technical assistance projects that address the needs of owners and operators of small
to mid-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially-disadvantaged farmers, small processors, or small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. Grant applications will be solicited directly from those in local communities to include those from community-based
organizations, non-governmental organizations, food hubs, farm cooperatives, extension, and other local groups.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Who Is Eligible to Apply:</b> An institution of higher education or a foundation maintained by an institution of higher education; Cooperative Extension Service for a U.S. state or territory; non-government organizations and/or community-based
organizations; organizations representing owners and operators of farms, small food processors, or small fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers that has a commitment to public health and expertise in administering programs that contribute to food safety;
Other. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Closing Date: </b>Thursday, April 1, 2021<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:</b> No<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Range of Awards:</b> $80,000 - $1,000,000<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>View Grant Opportunity:</b> <a href="https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331020">
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=331020</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>For Example<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ACCESSION NO:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> 1017105
<b>SUBFILE:</b> CRIS <br>
<b>PROJ NO:</b> PR.W-2018-05206 <b>AGENCY:</b> NIFA PR.W <br>
<b>PROJ TYPE:</b> OTHER GRANTS <b>PROJ STATUS:</b> TERMINATED <br>
<b>CONTRACT/GRANT/AGREEMENT NO:</b> 2018-70020-28858 <b>PROPOSAL NO:</b> 2018-05206
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<b>START:</b> 01 SEP 2018 <b>TERM:</b> 31 AUG 2019 <b>FY:</b> 2018 <br>
<b>GRANT AMT:</b> $74,959 <b>GRANT YR:</b> 2018<br>
<b>AWARD TOTAL:</b> $74,959<br>
<b>INITIAL AWARD YEAR:</b> 2018 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">INVESTIGATOR:</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Sanchez-Vega, M.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PERFORMING INSTITUTION:</span></b><span lang="ES-MX" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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SISTEMA UNIVERSITARIO ANA G. MENDEZ, INC. <br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">RD 189 KM 3 HM 3 <br>
CAGUAS, PUERTO RICO 00725 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">TURABO FOOD SAFETY (TUFS) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH INITIATIVE</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> The School of Natural Sciences and Technology (SNST)
at Universidad del Turabo (UT) will develop a food safety education and outreach program targeted at food industry workers, food handling individuals, farmers, and college students pursuing food-related careers, (e.g. culinary arts, nutrition, or food sciences,
among others) from UT and other institutions. The long-term goal of this pilot project is to establish a self-sustainable program for food safety education and outreach that is accessible to food industry workers, food handling personnel, farmers, and students
pursuing food related fields of study that can follow and put into practice what is established in the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements. All current UT instructors (total 5) from the Food Technology and Hygiene Academic Program have basic
certifications, but only four (4) will obtain Lead Instructor certifications by means of this grant, in order to be able to fully offer food safety courses, including, but not limited to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Points (HACCP), Food Safety Management and Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA) preventive controls for human foods. These courses will be offered in Spanish and each will be issued a continuing education completion certification. The results of
this pilot project will be measured by means of a pre- and post-examination within each course that will target 15 participants per course session, for a total 270 participants in a 12-month period.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OBJECTIVES:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> The long-term goal of this pilot project is to establish a self-sustainable
program for food safety education and outreach that is accessible to food industry workers, food handling personnel, farmers, and students enrolled in SNST-UT, in particular those enrolled in the food technology and hygiene academic program. The objectives
of this project are to: Train four (4) SNST professors and instructors in a one-year period to become Lead Instructors of FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food in order to offer food safety courses and certifications to individuals who are owners and operators
of small to mid-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially-disadvantaged farmers, small processors, food handlers or small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. Offer courses to train 270 minority Hispanic participants in a 12-month period to obtain
the following certifications: GMP, HACCP, Food Safety Management, and FSPCA preventive controls for human foods. Develop the competencies of participant students to become more qualified to join the local workforce with certifications that are required in
their future careers. Establish a self-sustaining food safety education and outreach program in Puerto Rico.
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