# Food Safety Cooperative Agreements (10.479)

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Food Safety Cooperative Agreements is run by Department of Agriculture. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $13.7 million in 58 grants, about $236,832 per award.

## Objectives

To reduce the incidence of foodborne illnesses associated with meat, poultry, and egg products and to protect the food supply. FSIS is authorized to use cooperative agreements to reflect a relationship between FSIS and cooperators to improve the safety of the nation's food supply. Also, FSIS has been directed to further develop the Food Emergency Response Network, a network of Federal, state and local laboratories that provides the nation the analytic capabilities and capacity it needs to cope with agents threatening the food supply.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.9 million | 12 |
| 2022 | $3.1 million | 13 |
| 2023 | $2.9 million | 13 |
| 2024 | $4.5 million | 18 |
| 2025 | $396,875 | 2 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | Michigan | $1.3 million |
| Minnesota Department of Agriculture | Minnesota | $1.2 million |
| Health Research, Inc. | New York | $1.2 million |
| Ohio Department of Agriculture | Ohio | $1.2 million |
| The University of Iowa | Iowa | $1.2 million |
| Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services | Missouri | $1.2 million |
| Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Florida | Florida | $1.2 million |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | Illinois | $1.1 million |
| Department of General Services Virginia | Virginia | $985,184 |
| Association of Food & Drug Officials | Pennsylvania | $810,000 |
| Texas A&m Agrilife Research | Texas | $690,000 |
| Colorado Department of Agriculture | Colorado | $689,997 |
| California Department of Public Health | California | $684,395 |
| University of Maryland, College Park | Maryland | $295,000 |