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Establishing a Texas Produce Safety Program

Award Number: U18FD005894
ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
OPDIV: FDA
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: KDA (KNOWLEDGE/DEVELOPMENT/APPLICATION)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/05/2016
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2021

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Establishing a Texas Produce Safety Program - Project Summary/Abstract Project Title: Establishing a Texas Produce Safety Program Project Description: The overall purpose of this project is to establish a Texas Office of Produce Safety to encourage the safe production of fresh fruits and vegetables and to promote compliance with the requirements of FDA Regulation “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption” commonly known as the Produce Safety Rule. The Texas Department of Agriculture proposes to use funds allocated under a cooperative agreement to create the necessary infrastructure and conduct grower outreach, education and inspections based on the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Project Goals: Establish a Texas Office of Produce Safety which will be responsible for the implementation of FSMA in the State of Texas including collection of farm inventory data, training, inspection and compliance. Expected Outcomes: TDA expects to develop a program that is managed efficiently, captures the targeted produce operations and provides consistent education and successful on-farm inspections. Project Objectives: 1. Establish a process to develop and maintain a produce farm inventory; 2. Evaluate existing statutory and/or regulatory authority related to produce safety, and determine necessary changes supportive of the requirements in Produce Safety Rule; 3. Assess, plan and invest in program infrastructure including information technology and human resources; 4. Provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to farming operations; and 5. Design and implement a compliance program for applicable produce safety regulations in Texas. Five (5) Year Budget Total: $6,550,000 for Competition A and B.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2022	2020	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	5	5/17/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2021	2020	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	5	6/22/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2020 ( Subtotal = $1,094,577 )
2020	2020	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	004	5	9/2/2020	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$324,705
2020	2020	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	003	5	7/23/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$769,872
2020	2020	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	005	5	9/25/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2020	2019	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	001	4	3/25/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2020	2019	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	4	11/6/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2020	2019	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	002	4	6/8/2020	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $1,094,577

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $1,374,999 )
2019	2019	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	4	6/27/2019	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,374,999
														Subtotal = $1,374,999

Issue Date FY: 2018 ( Subtotal = $1,350,000 )
2018	2018	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	001	3	6/27/2018	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,350,000
2018	2017	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	2	10/19/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $1,350,000

Issue Date FY: 2017 ( Subtotal = $1,294,100 )
2017	2017	AGRICULTURE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF	1700 N CONGRESS AVE RM 11TH FLOOR	AUSTIN	TX	78701	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	2	6/26/2017	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,294,100
														Subtotal = $1,294,100

Issue Date FY: 2016 ( Subtotal = $800,000 )
2016	2016	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE	1700 NORTH CONGRESS	AUSTIN	TX	78711	TRAVIS	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	1	9/9/2016	NEW	$800,000
														Subtotal = $800,000

Grand Total All Awards = $5,913,676

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Establishing a Texas Produce Safety Program

Award Number: U18FD005894

ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

OPDIV: FDA

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: KDA (KNOWLEDGE/DEVELOPMENT/APPLICATION)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/05/2016

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2021

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