Project Grant 20167002525233

The County of Alameda Health Care Services Agency was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to support the RECIPE4HEALTH program. The grant period is from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2025. Under this award, the County of Alameda Health Care Services Agency will implement the RECIPE4HEALTH program to address critical food security needs in low-income...

The San Francisco Bay Area Local Food Purchasing Collaborative was awarded a $226,540 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program. The Collaborative will develop a Bay Area Good Food Purchasing Roadmap and technical assistance toolkit to support large institutional food purchasers in the region, including school districts, hospitals, and corrections facilities collectively serving over 100,000 people daily...

This Project Grant award of $480,441 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Nutrition (CFDA 10.331, Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program) to Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc. (FHCSD), a Federally Qualified Health Center, to implement the Produce Delivery Program and Food as Medicine (PDP-FAM) initiative. The PDP-FAM initiative will deliver 20-pound fresh produce box subscriptions directly from a local farm to the homes of over 400...

The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health (DPH) received a $483,612 Project Grant award on September 15, 2023 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) under CFDA 10.331. The funding will support a partnership between DPH, Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC), and the University of California, San Francisco Vouchers 4 Veggies - EatSF program to implement and expand a Produce Prescription Program (PPR) at four healthcare...

This $8,151,052 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) will fund the Southern California Nutrition Incentive - Mother's Nutritional Center Expansion Program. The program aims to reduce food insecurity and improve healthy food access for over 15,000 individuals in low-income households across six California counties by scaling nutrition incentives at...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Veggielution a $468,967 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to develop Community Resilience Hubs in Santa Clara County, California from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. Veggielution will train socially disadvantaged farmers and food entrepreneurs of color to start or expand their businesses through lack of access to resources, markets, and cultural barriers in the local...

The County of Yolo, California was awarded a $1,000,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to administer the Bonus Bucks Program. The Bonus Bucks Program will provide nutrition education and a 50% incentive for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households in Yolo County to purchase qualifying fruits and vegetables from participating retailers. Households,...

The Lake County Tribal Health Consortium, Inc. (LCTHC) was awarded a $480,440 project grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), with a project period of September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The grant will fund LCTHC's Produce Prescription Program (PPR), which aims to address food insecurity, improve dietary habits, and optimize healthcare utilization among 300 American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) adults living in Lake County,...

The Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association (PCFMA) received a $536,434 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to develop and implement video marketing strategies promoting home cooking and farmers' market purchases. PCFMA operates 30 farmers' markets in California and will use live and recorded recipe demonstration videos distributed through email, social media,...

This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) provides $200,000 to Banco De Alimentos Puerto Rico, Inc. (BAPR) to increase the purchase of local fruits and vegetables by Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) participants in Puerto Rico. The funding will enable BAPR to provide a $0.50 credit for every dollar NAP participants spend on fruits and vegetables...