# Path A - Advancing Iowa's Efforts in Continuing to Attain High Rates of Compliance with the FDA's Produce Safety Rule through Education, Outreach & Technical Assistance to Iowa Growers

> **NIH FDA U2F** · IOWA DEPT AGRICULTURE/LAND STEWARDSHIP · 2021 · $298,414

## Abstract

Iowa (IA) Path A: Project Summary/Abstract
Advancing Iowa's Efforts in Continuing to Attain High Rates of Compliance with
the FDA's Produce Safety Rule through Education, Outreach & Technical
Assistance to Iowa Growers
In March 2021 the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) was made
aware of the FDA FOA# PAR-21-174. Continuing and strengthening work conducted under
PAR-16-167, IDALS convened its Produce Safety Rule steering committee and began
development of a five-year project plant to advance compliance with the FDA’s Produce Safety
Rule with Iowa’s fruit and vegetable growers. As with PAR-16-137, the state will continue to
conduct program objectives aligned with outreach, education, and technical assistance as well
as farm inventory development as outlined in Path A of PAR-21-174. With support of its
partners, the Iowa Department of Agricultural and Land Stewardship’s new five-year program
will align with the four objectives as outlined in the program announcement for Path A. While
the program will continue the overall goal to enhance production of safe produce, the program
will advance this aim by using and amending a living project plan as well as a written
assessment of Iowa’s produce farms to be submitted at the end of Year 1. The living project
plan has been initiated and is submitted in its first iteration with this funding opportunity
submission by IDALS. These documents will capture the program’s administrative capacities,
provisions for educational opportunities, outreach strategies, technical assistance offerings, and
the management of the state’s farm inventory.
A further emphasis will be on the continuance of a building strong partnerships with the sub-
awardee, Produce Safety Rule colleagues at other state programs, FDA personnel, and NASDA
– as well as state stakeholders via a proposed Produce Safety Stakeholder Advisory Board.
Farm inventory verification and updating is emphasized along with outreach, training, and
technical support strategies.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10397349
- **Project number:** 1U2FFD007403-01
- **Recipient organization:** IOWA DEPT AGRICULTURE/LAND STEWARDSHIP
- **Principal Investigator:** Paul Ovrom
- **Activity code:** U2F (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $298,414
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-07-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10397349

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10397349, Path A - Advancing Iowa's Efforts in Continuing to Attain High Rates of Compliance with the FDA's Produce Safety Rule through Education, Outreach & Technical Assistance to Iowa Growers (1U2FFD007403-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10397349. Licensed CC0.

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