# Application for cooperative agreement funding to implement FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Foods

> **NIH FDA U18** · VERMONT STATE AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES · 2020 · $150,000

## Abstract

VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - FOOD AND LODGING PROGRAM
Expansion Supplement to Implement FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Food
Vermont is a small New England state with a population of approximately 620,000 people. The
Vermont food landscape is diverse, with many producers and processors of local products from
farm to table. The Vermont Department of Health (VDH) is the state’s lead agency for public
health policy and advocacy. State regulatory jurisdiction over food producers is shared between
the Vermont Department of Health (VDH) and the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and
Markets (VAAFM). In 2008, VDH enrolled in the Manufactured Food Regulatory Program
Standards (MFRPS). Since 2012, MFRPS cooperative agreement funding has been vital for
achieving implementation and conformance with the standards, and has improved the quality
and resources of the overall food safety program. VDH is proposing cooperative agreement
funding to support program personnel and IT resources for implementing a FSMA Preventive
Controls for Human Food (PCHF) inspection and compliance program. This includes proposed
funding to support technical staff dedicated to implementing rulemaking, inspection module
development, compliance programs, increased environmental sampling, and increased
workplanning with FDA. Training funds will continue to allow inspection staff to participate in
FDA training courses, including regulator training for Preventive Control rule implementation.
The cooperative agreement funding will support dedicating significant resources to
implementing this PCHF program in the state.
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10174257
- **Project number:** 3U18FD006399-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** VERMONT STATE AGENCY OF HUMAN SERVICES
- **Principal Investigator:** Elisabeth Wirsing
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $150,000
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10174257

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10174257, Application for cooperative agreement funding to implement FSMA Preventive Controls for Human Foods (3U18FD006399-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10174257. Licensed CC0.

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