NIFA FSOP Collaborative Education and Training Program

The NIFA FSOP Collaborative Education and Training program is designed to support and expand Food Safety Modernization Act Preventive Controls for Human Food training opportunities for Lead Instructors from U.S.-based and regional NGOs and land-grant university systems. The initiative is led by Illinois Tech’s Institute for Food Safety and Health —Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance, in partnership with the University of Florida Lead Regional Coordination Center and IFPTI.

One goal of the program is to provide regional and land grant network Lead Instructors the tools they need to successfully deliver the updated PCHF standardized curriculum to small and medium-sized growers, packers, and processors.

Eligible candidates include:

  1. U.S. based university faculty and academic staff

  2. Extension specialists within the Land Grant networks

  3. Instructors with community-based organizations , local food hubs, or non-profits who have worked closely with the FSMA Centers under the NIFA grants  (e.g., have participated on FSOP grant projects).

    Students are not considered eligible candidates.

Please complete this application if you are interested in being considered for the program:

The NIFA FSOP Collaborative Education and Training program is now accepting applications from regional and land grant Lead Instructors to receive grant-funded tuition to the FSPCA Preventive Controls Human Food V2.0 Lead Instructor training.

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