# West Virginia DHHR Manufactured Food Regulatory Program and Food Protection Task Force

> **NIH FDA U2F** · WEST VIRGINIA STATE DEPT HLTH/HUMAN RSCS · 2024 · $165,000

## Abstract

WV DHHR Manufactured Food Regulatory Program and Food Protection Task Force
 Project Summary/Abstract
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Public Health, Office of
Environmental Health Services is applying for the FDA’s Manufactured Food Regulatory Program
Standards Maintenance grant with the added project of the Food Protection Task Force. The grant
project is called WV DHHR Manufactured Food Regulatory Program and Food Protection Task Force.
Funds for this project will be used to maintain manufactured food program standards, train staff,
conduct compliance sampling, fund electronic inspection reporting and database programming, and
participate in efforts to find, track, and respond to foodborne illness outbreaks associated with
manufactured food.
The funds for the Food Protection Task Force will be used to facilitate two in-person meetings per year,
enhance variance policies, and foster communication and cooperation between regulators, industry,
academia, citizens, and lawmakers. Food Protection Task Force is responsible for helping local health
departments review and evaluate retail food establishment variance requests and provides
recommendations for approval. Task Force meetings are also utilized to help review proposed
legislation, policies, and procedures relating to food safety, food security, and public health.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10932351
- **Project number:** 5U2FFD008080-02
- **Recipient organization:** WEST VIRGINIA STATE DEPT HLTH/HUMAN RSCS
- **Principal Investigator:** Danielle King
- **Activity code:** U2F (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $165,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2023-09-15 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10932351

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10932351, West Virginia DHHR Manufactured Food Regulatory Program and Food Protection Task Force (5U2FFD008080-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10932351. Licensed CC0.

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