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Path C Maintaining the Produce Safety Program at VDACS under Path C to Enhance Produce Safety and Achieve High Rates of Compliance with the FDA's Produce Safety Rule.

Award Number: U2FFD007427
ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
OPDIV: FDA
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2026

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Path C Maintaining the Produce Safety Program at VDACS under Path C to Enhance Produce Safety and Achieve High Rates of Compliance with the FDA's Produce Safety Rule. - PROJECT SUMMARY Project Title: Maintaining the Produce Safety Program at VDACS under Path C to Enhance Produce Safety and Achieve High Rates of Compliance with the FDA’s Produce Safety Rule. Project Description: To maintain a produce safety regulatory program in Virginia to address the growing, packing, holding and dissemination of produce grown on farms and achieve high rates of compliance with the FDA’s Produce Safety Rule. This project will be a collaborative effort between FDA, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. The VDACS Produce Safety Program will follow Path C of the cooperative agreement. As such, we also intend to conduct sprout inspections under Subpart M of the Produce Safety Rule. The VDACS’ inspection and enforcement authority is confirmed by state law that adopts 21 CFR Part 112 in its entirety. (http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/pdf/producesfty-VAlaw.pdf) Project Goals: This project will follow the project plan for alignment of VDACS’ regulatory program and activities with FDA’s Produce Safety Rule. Goals include conforming to the required program objectives (#1 through #7) in the cooperative agreement targeted towards farm level entities that grow, harvest, pack and hold produce for human consumption. The main goal of the project is to achieve high rates of compliance with the FDA’s Produce Safety Rule that will encourage the safe production of fruits and vegetables, promote understanding and minimize the risk of serious adverse health consequences or death from consumption of contaminated Virginia grown produce as well as to ensure the further integration into a Nationally Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS). Expected Outcomes: We believe that the partnerships and plans that will emerge from this project will create a federal-state relationship that will leverage the existing expertise, knowledge and resources of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University that will result in consistent and successful regulatory farm inspections. Budget: $925,000 per year, totaling $4,625,000 for the five-year grant period.


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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $447,175 )
2025	2025	AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF	102 GOVERNOR ST	RICHMOND	VA	23219	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	5	6/11/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$447,175
														Subtotal = $447,175

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $684,333 )
2024	2024	AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF	102 GOVERNOR ST	RICHMOND	VA	23219	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	4	7/25/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$684,333
														Subtotal = $684,333

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $488,105 )
2023	2023	AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF	102 GOVERNOR ST	RICHMOND	VA	23219	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	3	7/11/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$488,105
2023	2023	AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF	102 GOVERNOR ST	RICHMOND	VA	23219	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	001	3	8/31/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $488,105

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $499,251 )
2022	2022	AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF	102 GOVERNOR ST	RICHMOND	VA	23219	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	2	7/6/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$499,251
														Subtotal = $499,251

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $892,793 )
2021	2021	AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF	102 GOVERNOR ST	RICHMOND	VA	23219	RICHMOND CITY	USA	Food and Drug Administration Research	000	1	6/28/2021	NEW	$892,793
														Subtotal = $892,793

Grand Total All Awards = $3,011,657

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Path C Maintaining the Produce Safety Program at VDACS under Path C to Enhance Produce Safety and Achieve High Rates of Compliance with the FDA's Produce Safety Rule.

Award Number: U2FFD007427

ORGANIZATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

OPDIV: FDA

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 07/01/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 06/30/2026

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