# Connecticut's Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Produce Safety in Preparation of Implementation of FDA's Rule:  Standards for Growing, Harvesting, Packing, & Holding of Produce for Human Consumption

> **NIH FDA U18** · CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT/AGRICULTURE · 2020 · $270,239

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY ABSTRACT:
Project Title: The Connecticut Department of Agriculture Application for the State and
Territory Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Produce Safety in Preparation of
Implementation of FDA's Rule: Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, & Holding of
Produce for Human Consumption.
Project Description: Connecticut is applying for funds through this cooperative
agreement with FDA to design a state produce safety program and implement FDA's
rules of Standards for Growing, Harvest, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human
Consumption.
Project Goals: The goal of this project is to develop a produce safety program in
Connecticut which aligns with FDA's rules and to improve public health through the
reducing the risk of food borne illness in produce. To establish this program, several
key areas will need to be addressed. This includes education, outreach, infrastructure,
and regulatory program development.
Expected Outcomes: Assess and strengthen the current infrastructure through
partnerships with federal, state, and local public health agencies, public institutions
(Extension), and industry partners to implement this program. The key areas include;
but are not limited to education, outreach, and regulatory program development and
implementation.
Project Objectives: Identify all covered farms/businesses. Work with partners to
develop an education system to provide the produce industry with the resources needed
to understand and comply with the program. Identify and work with partners to provide
adequate outreach to produce farms/businesses. Assess and implement the foundation
of law required to develop and implement a state produce safety program. Work with
public health partners to implement and verify compliance to this new regulatory
program.
Budget: Year 1 = $500,000
 Year 2 = $725,000
 Year 3 = $755,000
 Year 4 = $770,000
 Year 5 = $875,000

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9966751
- **Project number:** 5U18FD005922-05
- **Recipient organization:** CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT/AGRICULTURE
- **Principal Investigator:** Bruce Sherman
- **Activity code:** U18 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** FDA
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $270,239
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-09-05 → 2021-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9966751

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9966751, Connecticut's Cooperative Agreement to Enhance Produce Safety in Preparation of Implementation of FDA's Rule:  Standards for Growing, Harvesting, Packing, & Holding of Produce for Human Consumption (5U18FD005922-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9966751. Licensed CC0.

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