# NIFA Awards Food Safety Research Funding

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced awards on November 10, 2026, for 21 projects under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative’s Critical Agricultural Research and Extension (CARE, A1701) program. The projects integrate research, Extension, and stakeholder engagement to improve agricultural and food systems, with a focus on food safety and food defense. The announcement’s headline cites $10.4 million, while its body reports $5 million; this is an award announcement, not a new solicitation.

- Applicants and contractors should verify the award total against NIFA’s funded-project records before relying on either figure for market analysis or planning.
- The awards indicate federal support for integrated food-safety and food-defense research and Extension activities; organizations with relevant capabilities can use the 21 funded projects to understand the program’s areas of investment.
- Because funding has already been awarded, this announcement does not itself create an open bid opportunity. Organizations seeking future work should distinguish these awards from a solicitation.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Environment
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** November 11, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA)

### Sources
- [NIFA Awards $10.4M to Support Food Safety and Food Defense | NIFA](https://www.nifa.usda.gov/about-nifa/award-announcements/nifa-awards-104m-support-food-safety-food-defense) - NIFA