Project Grant 201670025252481

The New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association (NMFMA) received a $6.58 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to expand the Double Up Food Bucks program from September 2021 through August 2025. Double Up Food Bucks provides $1 incentives for every $1 spent using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP) on locally grown fruits and vegetables at...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $16,154,000 Project Grant under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), CFDA 10.331, to Field & Fork Network Inc., a non-profit organization based in New York. The award will support the expansion of the Double Up Food Bucks New York (DUFBNY) program, which provides incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase fresh fruits and...

Fair Food Network will use this $5 million Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to support the Double Up Food Bucks program in Michigan from August 2021 through August 2023. At least 75% of the funding will provide direct incentives for low-income households to purchase fruits and vegetables through the Double Up program. Specifically, the funding will be...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $123,706.25 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) Project Grant to Capital Roots, Inc., a non-profit organization in Troy, New York. The grant funding will be used to implement a comprehensive retail food access marketing plan that connects underserved urban consumers to regional farmers through Capital Roots' "Good Food Market" and "Veggie Mobile" programs. The grant will...

This $132,165 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) will enable the County of Erie Department of Health in Buffalo, NY to address food insecurity and promote awareness of fresh food sources in underserved communities with limited access to locally or regionally grown produce. The funding will facilitate access to fresh produce for these communities located in...

The Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention (ARCOP) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331). Through this four-year award ending August 2025, ARCOP will expand its Double Up Food Bucks program across Arkansas to incentivize Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase fruits and vegetables from local farmers. The...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) awarded the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (UDHHS) a $2,227,566 project grant to expand and enhance the Utah Double Up Food Bucks program over a 4-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The goals of this project are to 1) increase the amount of qualifying fruits and vegetables purchased by SNAP recipients using the Double Up program, 2) increase the number of Double Up...

The Food Policy Council of Jefferson County Partners will receive $827,532 from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Regional Food System Partnerships program to connect public and private resources to further develop the local food system in New York. Key objectives to be implemented through September 2025 include assisting local farmers markets in accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program electronic benefit transfer and other food assistance,...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded an $8.5 million Project Grant to Pinnacle Prevention Corporation under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to implement the Double Up Food Bucks Arizona Corner Store Expansion Initiative from September 2021 through August 2025. The initiative aims to increase purchases of Arizona-grown fruits and vegetables among SNAP consumers by providing a $1 match for fruit and vegetable purchases at...

The New York Department of Agriculture & Markets received a $1.796 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on October 1, 2021 to support the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program through September 30, 2022. The grant funds the provision of fresh, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs to low-income seniors through farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs. As the sub-awardee,...