# Path C Montana Department of Agriculture Produce Safety Education, Outreach, Compliance, and Enforcement of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule - PATH C

> **NIH FDA U2F** · MONTANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2022 · $282,050

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The Montana Produce Safety Program’s mission is to build a collaborative infrastructure to
support Produce Safety Rule compliance training, education, outreach, technical assistance, and
enforcement as it relates to Montana’s produce industry. As we continue in our efforts to carry
out the components of our program’s mission, the impact will be safer produce and fewer
associated foodborne illness outbreaks across Montana and beyond.
Additionally, we are providing the following required information for this section:
 a) The Montana Produce Safety Program is applying in Program Path C for The FDA's Cooperative
 Agreement Program for States and Territories to Implement a National Produce Safety Program
 PAR-21- 174
 b) The Montana Produce Safety Program does not intend to conduct sprout inspections under
 Subpart M of the Produce Safety Rule.
 c) Montana state law confirming inspection and enforcement authority:
https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0800/chapter_0030/part_0030/section_0030/0800-0030-
0030-0030.html
The Montana Produce Safety Program confirms that we have obtained adequate inspection and
enforcement authority by adopting the FDA Produce Safety Rule in its entirety, by reference.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10439724
- **Project number:** 5U2FFD007416-02
- **Recipient organization:** MONTANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Andrea Sarchet
- **Activity code:** U2F (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $282,050
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2021-07-01 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10439724

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10439724, Path C Montana Department of Agriculture Produce Safety Education, Outreach, Compliance, and Enforcement of the FSMA Produce Safety Rule - PATH C (5U2FFD007416-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10439724. Licensed CC0.

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