Assistance Listing 10.328

Food Safety Outreach Program

AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Assistance Listing 10.328, “Food Safety Outreach Program,” is a federal program administered by AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $8.84M in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 122 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.

Funding down 11% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed -11% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction

Program objective

The National Food Safety Training, Education, Extension, Outreach, and Technical Assistance Program will award grants that increase the understanding and adoption of established food safety standards, guidance, and protocols. Grants awarded through this program will be carried out in a manner that facilitates the integration of food safety standards and guidance with a variety of agricultural production and processing systems, including conventional, sustainable, organic, and conservation and environmental practices carried out by the eligible entities. The assistance provided by these programs shall be coordinated with and delivered in cooperation with similar services or assistance by other federal agencies or programs serving those eligible entities.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 10.328

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
Other
U.S. Federal Government
Local
U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
Nonprofit Organization

The Cooperative Extension Service for a U.S. state or territory; A non-profit community-based or non-governmental organization 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; An institution of higher education (as defined in Section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)) or a foundation maintained by an institution of higher education; Federal, State, Local, or Tribal Agencies, A collaboration of two or more eligible entities; or Such other appropriate entity, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.

Intended beneficiaries: U.S. Federal Government, State, Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, Other, Nonprofit Organization and Local.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$9.9M

FY25

$8.84M

FY26

$9.56M est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): If minimum or maximum amounts of funding per competitive and/or capacity project grant, or cooperative agreement are established, these amounts will be announced in the annual Competitive Request for Application (RFA). The most current RFA is available via: https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/food-safety-outreach-program

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.328. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 122 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 10.328, and prime recipients reported 86 sub-awards to other organizations.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22

$9.41M

FY23

$9.16M

FY24

$8.55M

FY25

$9.73M

Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY25 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Largest recipients since October 1, 2023

Where recipients are located

Florida$2.02M
Oregon$1.8M
Vermont$1.79M
Iowa$1.73M
California$1.14M
New York$964K
North Carolina$871K
Missouri$789K
Minnesota$550K
Arizona$549K

All 25 states and territories

Puerto Rico $546K · Indiana $540K · Louisiana $488K · Arkansas $477K · Oklahoma $477K · Kansas $457K · Georgia $446K · Michigan $405K · Illinois $397K · Maine $394K · Colorado $360K · Texas $355K · Virginia $281K · West Virginia $150K · Alabama $66.4K

Most recent awards

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY · VAWATER IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCES IN AGRICULTURE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO HARVESTING, WASHING, AND PACKING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. HOWEVER, IF WATER IS NOT MANAGED CAREFULLY, IT CAN BECOME A PATHWAY FOR HARMFUL MICROBES THAT CAUSE FOODBORNE ILLNESS. OUTBREAKS LINKED TO FRESH PRODUCE CAN HAVE DEVASTATING EFFECTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH, LEAD TO COSTLY RECALLS, AND DAMAGE CONSUMER TRUST. FARM$399KStarts Sep 15, 2025 · Award ↗
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM · METHIS COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECT WILL MEET INCREASING NEEDS AMONG NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND SMALL-SCALE FARMERS, FOOD BUSINESSES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS, AND A GROWING NUMBER OF FOOD INCUBATOR HUBS WITH ON-DEMAND, SELF-PACED FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION. IT ADDRESSES A SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN CONJUNCTION WITH TESTING OPTIONS, A BACKLOG OF FOOD ENTREPRENEURS SEEKING RES$400KStarts Sep 15, 2025 · Award ↗
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA · AZTHIS PROJECT INTEGRATES REAL-WORLD CASE STUDIES, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING MODULES, AN INTERACTIVE APP, AND BROAD DISSEMINATION THROUGH EXTENSION AND REGIONAL NETWORKS. BY COMBINING SCIENCE-BASED RISK DATA WITH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL DESIGN, THE PROJECT WILL PREPARE GROWERS OF ALL SCALES TO CONDUCT AGRICULTURAL WATER ASSESSMENTS AND COMPLY WITH SUBPART E, ULTIMATELY IMPROVING FOOD SAFETY AND WATER MAN$549KStarts Sep 15, 2025 · Award ↗
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA · NEFOODBORNE ILLNESS OUTBREAKS LINKED TO READY-TO-EAT FOODS LIKE DELI MEATS, CHEESES, PRODUCE, AND EVEN DRY PRODUCTS SUCH AS FLOUR OR SPICES CONTINUE TO POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND TO THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF FOOD BUSINESSES. LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES AND SALMONELLARE TWO BACTERIA ESPECIALLY CONCERNING BECAUSE THEY CAN SURVIVE IN FOOD PROCESSING ENVIRONMENTS, SOMETIMES FOR YEARS, AND CAU—Starts Sep 15, 2025 · Award ↗
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA · MNCOTTAGE FOODS ARE MADE BY INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR OWN HOMES FOR DIRECT SALE TO CONSUMERS. THE COTTAGE FOOD INDUSTRY HAS WITNESSED A RAPID INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PRODUCERS AND OVERALL REVENUE IN RECENT YEARS. COTTAGE FOODS ARE OFTEN PRODUCED AS A SIDE-BUSINESS BY THOSE WITH PRIMARY EMPLOYMENT IN OTHER SECTORS, FOR INSTANCE IN FARMING. IN MOST STATES, INCLUDING MINNESOTA, COTTAGE FOOD LAWS ALLOW PRODUCE$550KStarts Sep 15, 2025 · Award ↗
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT CAROLINA · PR?IN RECENT YEARS, IT IS MANDATORY FOR RESTAURANTS AND CHEFS IN PUERTO RICO AND THE USVI HAVE TAKEN PART IN IMPROVING THEIR PRACTICES TO OPERATE A SAFER AND HEALTHIER OPERATION, A TREND THAT STRIVES TO SERVE DISHES THAT INCLUDE THE FRESHEST INGREDIENTS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, FOLLOWING THE LATEST TENDENCIES IN FOOD SAFETY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BEST-KNOWN CHEFS WITHIN THE FARM-TO-TABLE TREND ON THE ISLAN$546KStarts Sep 15, 2025 · Award ↗
TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH · TXFOODBORNE MICROBIAL HUMAN DISEASE PRODUCES SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL AND QUALITY OF LIFE LOSSES IN THE U.S. EACH YEAR. WHILE THE DEGREE TO WHICH IS UNKNOWN, IMPROPER IN-HOME FOOD PREPARATION AND PRESERVATION CONTRIBUTES TO THE TOTAL INCIDENCE OF HUMAN FOODBORNE DISEASE. COTTAGE FOOD MANUFACTURERS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE U.S.'S FOOD ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT BUT NEED TAILORED FOOD SAFETY TRAININGS,$391KStarts Sep 15, 2025 · Award ↗
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT · CATHIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT FOOD HUBS ACROSS THREE U.S. REGIONS - CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND VERMONT - IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND ADOPTION OF FOOD SAFETY PRACTICES TO IMPROVE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. BY BUILDING UPON EXISTING FOOD HUB FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMMING, THE PROJECT TEAM WILL: (1) ESTABLISH STRONG COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS VIA FOOD HUB NETWORKS TO SHARE COMMO$398KStarts Sep 15, 2025 · Award ↗
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · ILTHIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE USDA NIFA FSOP PRIORITY 2) - COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROJECTS, TO ENHANCE AND UPDATE FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT (FSMA) PREVENTIVE CONTROLS FOR HUMAN FOODS (PCHF) TRAINING TO LEAD INSTRUCTORS IN COMMUNITY-BASED AND REGIONAL NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS) AND EXTENSION SYSTEMS. THE LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO BUILD UPON THE COLLABORATIVE INFRASTRUCTURE EST$400KStarts Sep 15, 2025 · Award ↗
PURDUE UNIVERSITY · INOPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD ON SKILLS LEARNED IN THEIR RICH EXPERIENCES TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHILE ALSO WORKING IN A THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENT THAT CAN HELP THEM ADJUST. VETERAN FARMERS AND DISABLED FARMERS, LIKE OTHER SMALL ACREAGE FARMERS, MUST IMPLEMENT FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLANS TO DEVELOP FARMING BUSINESS. PREVIOUS RESEARCH SHOWED THAT VETERAN FARMERS HAVE UNIQUE BARRIERS T$550KStarts Sep 15, 2025 · Award ↗

Pass-through funding: largest sub-awards

Prime recipients (often state agencies, universities or national organizations) passed funding to these organizations. If your organization can't apply directly, a prime recipient may run its own sub-grant competition.

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYfrom IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY$318K · Sep 11, 2024
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYfrom UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.$230K · Apr 14, 2025
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSASfrom TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH$159K · Jan 6, 2026
FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITYfrom UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.$138K · Oct 26, 2023
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITYfrom UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK$137K · Mar 5, 2024
OSAGE NATIONfrom OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY$127K · Apr 10, 2025
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITYfrom UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM$122K · Nov 13, 2024
LINCOLN UNIVERSITYfrom UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM$120K · Nov 1, 2023
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYfrom UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.$118K · Nov 9, 2023
CLEMSON UNIVERSITYfrom UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.$114K · Oct 26, 2023

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 10.328?

10.328 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Food Safety Outreach Program.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 10.328?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government, Other, U.S. Federal Government, Local, U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia) and Nonprofit Organization. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 10.328 provide?

The agency reported $8,838,118 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.

Who has received funding under ALN 10.328?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 122 grant awards under 10.328. The largest recipients by obligations were UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ($2.02M), OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY ($1.8M), UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE ($1.79M), IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ($1.73M) and 1 more. Prime recipients also reported 86 sub-awards to other organizations. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.