Best Food Safety Grants in New Jersey

State of New Jersey Department of Agriculture

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) is an agency which oversees programs that serve virtually all New Jersey citizens. The Department was established in 1916 and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016. One of the Department’s major priorities is to promote, protect and serve the Garden State’s diverse agriculture and agribusiness industries.

In addition to the programs we offer to support production agriculture, NJDA also manages programs that: feed schoolchildren, distribute surplus federal foods to soup kitchens and pantries that serve our needy citizens, conserve precious soil and water resources, protect farmland from development and preserve it for future agricultural use, expand export markets for fresh and processed agricultural products, and promote our commercial fishing industry, and, administer the complete program of agriculture, food and natural resource education, which includes the State FFA Association.

New Jersey Specialty Crop Multi-State Program

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture participates in the USDA Specialty Crop Multi-State Program to support collaborative multi-state partnerships seeking to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through competitively funded projects. The focus is to address regional or national level specialty crop issues, including food safety, plant pests and disease, research, crop-specific projects addressing common issues, and marketing and promotion. Projects must enhance the competitiveness of U.S. or U.S. territory-grown specialty crops in either domestic or foreign markets.

NJDA solicits applications from interested organizations each year and provides technical assistance during the application process. Applications are submitted to NJDA, but awards are solely made by USDA.