# The Kansas Department of Agriculture's Flexible Funding Model Cooperative Agreement to maintain and expand MFRPS, continue progress with our Food Safety Task Force, develop an RRT, and special project

> **NIH FDA U18** · KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · 2022 · $511,854

## Abstract

The Kansas Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Lodging Program (KDA-FSL) promotes food
safety by establishing food protection standards, investigating complaints, educating food businesses
and consumers, and licensing and inspecting food businesses. KDA-FSL will use funding from the Flexible
Funding Model Cooperative Agreement (FFM) to further improve and maintain the Manufactured Food
Regulatory Program Standards (MFRPS), develop and maintain a Rapid Response Team (RRT), increase
integration of food and feed defense and safety activities through the Kansas Food Protection Task
Force (KS-FPTF); enhance MFRPS-related sampling programs; and enhance our partnership with the
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by creating an inspection data exchange.
KDA-FSL has been enrolled in MFRPS since 2008. Continuing this cooperative agreement will allow our
program to strive for full conformance of the 2016 MFRPS. With continued funding and support KDA-FSL
will further enhance our policies and procedures, utilize data sharing to help do our part in creating an
integrated food safety system, and further the education of our inspection staff through FDA trainings.
The Kansas Department of Agriculture and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
will work collaboratively with the FDA to develop and implement a RRT for large scale food and feed
emergencies. The Kansas RRT will have the combined expertise and resources of multiple agencies
leading to a multidisciplinary approach that facilitates a coordinated, efficient, and effective response.
The RRT cooperative agreement will allow the development of intra and interagency plans that can be
sustained long term. The mission of the Kansas RRT will be to effectively respond to foodborne illness
outbreaks and identify potential preventative practices to protect the food supply and consumer health
both nationally and globally as a part of an Integrated Food Safety System.
The KS-FPTF will organize yearly meetings and produce a quarterly newsletter to target hard-to-reach
stakeholders, foster communication, cooperation and collaboration within the state. The KS-FPTF will
collaborate with other states’ Food Protection Task Forces and share any innovative outcomes that are
developed. The KS-FPTF will work to advance processes that will facilitate the investigation, prevention,
and control of foodborne disease outbreaks.
Utilizing a special project tied to the MFRPS, KDA-FSL will (1) enhance our sampling program by creating
a recorded sampling training workshop, collecting additional samples to reinforce this training, and
conducting a validation study to ensure effective procedures are in place; and (2) create a data sharing
system with the FDA for inspections. These projects will allow us to continue improving our program and
will help KDA-FSL continue to do its part towards creating a national, fully integrated food safety system.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10460115
- **Project number:** 5U18FD006416-05
- **Recipient organization:** KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Amber A Grisamore
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $511,854
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-01 → 2024-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10460115

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10460115, The Kansas Department of Agriculture's Flexible Funding Model Cooperative Agreement to maintain and expand MFRPS, continue progress with our Food Safety Task Force, develop an RRT, and special project (5U18FD006416-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10460115. Licensed CC0.

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