RFFM Training Information
GY 2026-27 Training Opportunities
Track 1 grantees with Training Optional Add-On funding as part of their 2026-27 award may only use that funding to attend either an in-person Self-Assessment and Verification Audit (SAVA) Workshop or the FDA Regional Seminar. Details for both trainings are included in the list below.
Following are the training options available for Track 2 and 3 grantees that have Training Optional Add-On funding as part of their 2026-27 award.
- NACCHO Preparedness Summit: Baltimore, MD, April 13 - April 16, 2026
- Food Safety Summit: Rosemont, IL, May 11 – 14, 2026
- AFDO Annual Educational Conference: Columbus, OH, June 5 – 9, 2026
- NACCHO 360 Annual Conference: Louisville, KY, July 14 - 17, 2026
- IAFP Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA, July 26 – 29, 2026
- NEHA Annual Education Conference: Kansas City, MO, August 3 – 6, 2026
- (Eligible for Training Optional Add-Ons in Tracks 1, 2, or 3) NEHA AEC Pre-Conference FDA Self-Assessment and Verification Audit Workshop: Kansas City, MO, August 1 – 3, 2026 |Register
- Any FDA Retail Food Safety Seminars, FDA Retail Food Courses scheduled during the grant period (April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027)
- (Eligible for Training Optional Add-Ons in Tracks 1, 2, or 3) FDA Retail FoodProtection Seminar: Philadelphia, PA, September 16-18, 2026 | Register Here
- Regional Training, Conferences, or Seminars with a Retail Food Safety Focus (for training offered April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027)
- Other approved Trainings, Conferences, or Seminars with a Retail Food Safety Focus (for training offered April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027)
Training-Related Costs
Training Optional Add-On Grants offer reimbursement-based support for training-related costs such as registration fees, online course fees, materials, air travel, baggage, car rental and other transportation costs, lodging, parking fees, mileage, and meals. Receipts will be required for all travel expenses except for meals, which will be reimbursed on a federal per diem basis (or prevailing agency rate)
Personnel costs (salaries and fringe benefits dedicated to an approved project) are not permissible for Training Optional Add-Ons or Grants. This includes funds for staff to attend ORAU and other online training courses.
Training-Related Questions and Technical Support
For training-related questions or for technical support related to the grant application process, contact the NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program Support Team via email at retailgrants@neha.org or toll-free at 1-833-575-2404.