Support from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Produce Safety Program has heavily subsidized the costs for North Carolina growers and processors for FSMA training. This training is also supported by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award U2FFD007440 totaling $2,658,315 with 100 percent funded by FDA/HHS.