Year 1 Accomplishments

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• Our Website (USDA Grant Writing for MSI Food Safety Specialist) has tons of resources for grant writing.
• Listserv of minority-serving institution faculty and staff who work within food safety.
• Ten-week Summer Grant Writing Accountability Group (June-August 2024).
• Check Out Our YouTube Channel with 20 Videos for USDA Proposals and the USDA Food Safety Outreach Program Proposals. Seven-part webinar series in December 2023/ January 2024 and thirteen-part webinar series in May 2024.
• Below are the Topics of the Webinar:
1. What USDA NIFA Grants Are Available in Food Safety?
2. Extracting Crucial Information From The Request For Proposals
3. Using Review Criteria To Create The Flow And Structure of A Compelling Proposal
4. Discussion With Program Officer
5. The Importance Of A Well-Crafted First Page
6. How do you fill out the required grant forms? SF 424: Data Management Plan, Management Plan, Facilities, Equipment and Resources, Mentor Plan, Current and Pending, Conflict of Interest, Bio Sketch, and Statement of Work
7. How To Highlight Novelty/Innovation/Uniqueness
8. Developing A Work/Research Plan – Defining Metrics For Success
9. Creating An Impactful Logic Model
10. Meaningful Stakeholder And MSI Collaborator Involvement
11. Budget And Budget Justification
12. Broadening Participation/Transferability – Education/Outreach/Extension
13. Learning From Grant Proposal Rejection

Expected Outputs from Grant Project

• List of Grant Resource Gaps and Resources Available
• 100 participants in Grant Writing Webinars and In-person Trainings
• 100 participants utilizing Grant Writing Guidance supplied and/or developed by the grant team
• 20 grants teams participating in the Technical Assistance Feedback Sessions
• 8 Grant Writing Webinars and 8 Regional In-Person Sessions
• 24 Grant Leadership meetings; 2 Grant Member Feedback Session 
• Cataloging extant curricula on Grant Writing to the FSOP
• Disseminate of Grant Writing Curriculum through 6 listservs and partners
• 1 Peer Review Journal Article

Expected Outcomes from Grant Project

Short-term (1-2 years)

• Increased knowledge of grant writing resources;
• Increase in the submission of federal and commodity proposals on food safety topics;
• Easy access to grant writing guidance and resources for food safety professionals;
• Enhanced relations between the CEA industry, academia, and government.

Long-term (not measured in grant)

• Improved submission of federal grants by MSIs and new researcher and extension/outreach persons 
• Reduced risk of foodborne illness and improved public health
• Improved access to grant writing resources to apply for other federal grant opportunities
• Increased awareness and use of resources available on National Clearinghouse for food safety professionals