Thursday, April 3, 2025
4/3/2025
Path B Implementation of the FDA Produce Safety Rule in Delaware - PROJECT SUMMARY Project Title: Implementation of the FDA Produce Safety Rule in Delaware. Project Description: We intend to continue the implementation the FDA’s Produce Safety Rule within Delaware by choosing program Path B. Continuing the success of this project will be an effort through the Delaware Department of Agriculture along with the help of the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, Delaware State University Cooperative Extension, Delaware Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association, as well as state agencies and extension in the neighboring states. This plan will include education and training for produce farmers covered under the rule, as well as a regulatory program which will include regulator training. Project Goals: The project will develop a project plan for alignment of Delaware Department of Agriculture’s regulations and activities with FDA’s Produce Safety Rule. Goals include improving farm registration of covered produce farms, improving documentation, conducting routine produce safety inspections providing farmers with education of, and training on, the Produce Safety Rule, completing an assessment of Delaware Department of Agriculture’s regulatory authority for produce safety and the resources needed to continue a successful program. Expected Outcomes: We believe that the partnerships and plans that will emerge from the work outlined in this proposal will create a federal-state relationship which will leverage the existing expertise, knowledge and resources of the Delaware Department of Agriculture along with the University of Delaware & Delaware State Cooperative Extension and regional state partners within the Delmarva Peninsula, resulting in consistent and successful on-farm inspections as envisioned by FSMA and the FDA. Project Objectives: 1. Program Documentation 2. Program Administration 3. Education, Outreach and Technical Assistance 4. Farm Inventory 5. Inspection Program 6. Compliance and Enforcement 7. Produce Related Event Response Planning and Implementation Budget: $350,000 for year one, $350,000 for year two, $350,000 for year three, $350,000 for year four and $350,000 year for five, totaling $1,750,000 for the five-year grant period.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).