{"id":18931,"date":"2021-01-09T10:14:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T14:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/mofga-technical-assistance-grants-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T10:42:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:42:00","slug":"maine-produce-safety-improvement-grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/maine-produce-safety-improvement-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Produce Safety Improvement Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18931\" class=\"elementor elementor-18931\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ea34c6 elementor-section-height-min-height masthead elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1ea34c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3daf40ca\" data-id=\"3daf40ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-12d4f0aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12d4f0aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dd41e77\" data-id=\"5dd41e77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7212587f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7212587f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maine Produce Safety Improvement Grant <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45ac399 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45ac399\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-813650d\" data-id=\"813650d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-026c66b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"026c66b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Maine Produce Safety Improvement Grants (MPSIG) help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ams.usda.gov\/services\/grants\/scbgp\/specialty-crop#:~:text=Specialty%20Crop%20Block%20Grant%20Program&amp;text=1621%20note)%2C%20amended%20under%20section,nursery%20crops%20(including%20floriculture).\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><strong>specialty crop growers<\/strong><\/u><\/a> i.e, growers of fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture but excluding commodity crops) to:<\/p><ul><li>Implement on-farm food safety practices;<\/li><li>Transition to compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule (PSR);<\/li><li>Meet market demands for on-farm food safety.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p><p>Proposed projects are restricted to improving the food safety of specialty crops. We will be awarding grants up to $10,000 to 14 farms. Prior awardees are not eligible.<\/p><p><strong>Allowed Project Investments:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Plastic Harvest Totes<\/li><li>Stainless Steel Handwashing Sinks<\/li><li>Small Greens Bubblers\u00a0<\/li><li>Salad Spinners<\/li><li>Stainless Steel Tables and Carts<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c96b1d0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c96b1d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Important Dates:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><b>November 15, 2024<br \/><\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScdY8nGZFuvfkZtYx4EFNY7k9YRbHZKgovCKdkwSE9BLn78PQ\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application available.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/li><li><b>December 20, 2024<br \/><\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScdY8nGZFuvfkZtYx4EFNY7k9YRbHZKgovCKdkwSE9BLn78PQ\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Application available.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>December 20, 2024 \u2013 January 20, 2025<\/strong><br \/>Grant Review Process<\/li><li><b>Monday, March 17, 24, 31 and April 7, 2025 from 5 p.m. \u2013 7 p.m.\u00a0<\/b>(Virtual Course)<b><br \/><\/b>Grant recipient participation in\u00a0<em><strong>required Produce Safety Alliance Course<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0with Robson Machado.<\/li><li><strong>April 14, 2025<\/strong><br \/>For grant recipients \u2013 SOP\u2019s for new project investments due.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a5b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44a5b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Need more information? Connect with Anna Mueller,<strong> <a href=\"mailto:amueller@mofga.org\">amueller@mofga.org<\/a><\/strong>, (207) 568-6017.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b72d512 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b72d512\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1412894\" data-id=\"1412894\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-036f3a8\" data-id=\"036f3a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e20c63 elementor-align-center elementor-widget-mobile__width-auto elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6e20c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Applications are closed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fcd3b0\" data-id=\"6fcd3b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b6f739 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b6f739\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eb3fef5\" data-id=\"eb3fef5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9f636 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa9f636\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Congratulations to the 2024 MPSIG Awardees:<\/b><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8105eb2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8105eb2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfbdd90\" data-id=\"dfbdd90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1d9442 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1d9442\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ron Howard, Brodis Blueberries.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noami Brautigam, Second Frost Farm.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marc Cavatorta, Foxfire Farm.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rachel Chapman, Seven Moon Farm.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elizabeth Wilder, Wilder Farm.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cindy Dickens, TIlth &amp; 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