Project Grant 201670025252521

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 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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $3,343,350 Project Grant under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582) to the Department of Education Arkansas. The purpose of the program is to increase fresh fruit and vegetable consumption in elementary schools by providing free fresh produce to schools with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price meals. As the prime recipient, the Department of Education Arkansas is distributing...

This $10,716,878 Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331), will enable the Farmers Market Fund to expand its successful Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program across Oregon. The project aims to increase purchases and consumption of locally grown produce and culturally relevant foods by SNAP participants through a dollar-for-dollar incentive program at 101...

The Division of Agriculture of the University of Arkansas received a $779,188 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to support the Expanding Farmers' Opportunities Program from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The program will partner local farmers who sell at markets in Northwest Arkansas with the Arkansas Food Innovation Center to develop shelf-stable food products...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $2,182,270 Project Grant under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, a non-profit organization. The grant will fund the "WNC FARM FRESH DOUBLE SNAP NETWORK" project, which aims to improve food security and access to local food in the Western North Carolina region by: Implementing double SNAP incentives across 38 firms to...

The federal Project Grant award of $121,760 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.331 - Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program) aims to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among SNAP participants in and around Spartanburg, South Carolina. The "PAL's Food Hub SNAP-Incentive Project" will stretch $40 in SNAP benefits to $95 per week, with the additional $55 in matching funds required to be spent on fresh, local produce....

This $2,260,448 Project Grant was awarded on September 15, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331). The funding will allow the non-profit Community Farm Alliance (CFA) to expand the geographic and programmatic scope of the Kentucky Double Dollars (KDD) nutrition incentive program over a three-year period. Specifically, the grant will enable CFA to increase the number of retail...

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...

This $650,000 Project Grant from the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture will support the Double Up Oklahoma COVID-19 Rapid Relief Program administered by Hunger Free Oklahoma. Funded through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GUSNIP), this award aims to address increased food insecurity in Oklahoma resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the grant will provide incentives at point-of-sale to maximize Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...