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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D">Forwarding on behalf of Sangita Pawar<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b>Food Safety Outreach Program (FSOP) Competitive Grants Webinar</b> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">USDA NIFA released the Food Safety Outreach Program (FSOP) RFA on April 13, 2016 and applications are due on
<u>June 02, 2016</u>. To view the RFA go to <a href="http://nifa.usda.gov/food-safety-outreach-program">
http://nifa.usda.gov/food-safety-outreach-program</a><u><span style="color:blue">
</span></u>. On Tuesday, April 19<sup>th</sup> from 2:30-3:30pm <i>EST</i> a webinar was held to provide potential applicants : 1) An overview of the program at each funding level (Pilot, Community, and Multi-state) 2) Goals, objectives, and evaluation criteria
of the RFA, and 3) Matching and eligibility requirements. The geographic, institutional and organizational affiliations were quite diverse including food hubs, state/local organizations, community based and non-governmental organizations, and the 1890 /1862
land grant institutions across the country. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">To listen to the webinar recording, go to
<u><span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://nifa.usda.gov/event/food-safety-outreach-program-rfa-webinar">https://nifa.usda.gov/event/food-safety-outreach-program-rfa-webinar</a></span></u><span style="color:#0070C0">
</span>on the USDA/NIFA website. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Best Regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dawanna James-Holly, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">USDA Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://nifa.usda.gov/office/division-food-safety">http://nifa.usda.gov/office/division-food-safety</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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