Project Grant 20187002528168
- The Indiana Department of Health received a $2.41 million Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant funds the expansion and enhancement of Double Up Indiana (DUIN), a statewide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) matching initiative that provides eligible beneficiaries with dollar-for-dollar incentives to...
- This federal Project Grant award of $874,076 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Process and Technology Improvement Grants program (CFDA 10.580). The grant funding supports efforts by the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Office of Finance to develop and implement technology-driven projects that improve SNAP application processes, eligibility determination systems, and overall client...
- Summary The Arkansas Department of Human Services, Office of Finance, received a $590,040 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on September 26, 2025, under the SNAP Fraud Framework Implementation Grant Program (CFDA 10.535). The grant supports the state's efforts to enhance program integrity within the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through September 30, 2028. The funded initiative will implement comprehensive fraud...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Tennessee Department of Health received a $3,980,462 Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The award supports the expansion of Double Up Food Bucks Tennessee (DUFBTN), a nutrition incentive program designed to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income Tennessee residents. The...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Auburn University received a $5.24M Project Grant award from the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) effective September 15, 2025, through September 14, 2028. The award funds the Double Up Food Bucks Alabama (DUFB AL) program, a statewide point-of-purchase nutrition incentive initiative designed to increase fresh fruit and vegetable (FFV) purchases among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
- 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 Sustainable Food Center (SFC) was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to bolster and build capacity for Double Up across Texas through August 2024. The grant aims to address urgent health and economic needs in central and west Texas by expanding SFC's Double Up SNAP incentive programs at farmers markets, mobile markets, and grocery retailers. Key...
- 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 Arkansas Department of Agriculture will receive $477,369.34 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program - Farm Bill (CFDA 10.170) from September 2021 through September 2025. Funding will enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops in Arkansas through marketing and promotion efforts, research and development assistance for producers, expanded availability and access, and addressing challenges facing specialty crop...
- The Arkansas Department of Human Services, Office of Finance, received a formula grant award of $1.57 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Program for Children (CFDA 10.646). The award, dated October 1, 2025, with completion by September 30, 2026, provides funding to support administrative and management operations necessary to implement the Summer EBT Program in Arkansas. Key deliverables include...
THE ARKANSAS COALITION FOR OBESITY PREVENTION (ARCOP) HAS EXPERIENCE WITH DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING SUCCESSFUL DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS (DUFB) NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM. ACROSS THE REGION, THE STATE OF ARKANSAS HAS EXPERIENCED THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF SNAP AUTHORIZED MARKETS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. THIS INCREASE IS THE REFLECTION OF TWO PILOTED PROGRAMS, ONE BEING THE 2016 FINI PILOT PROGRAM (FORMERLY USED ARKANSAS HUNGER RELIEF ALLIANCE AS A FIDUCIARY), USING DUFB AT FARMERS' MARKETS AND GROCERY STORES. FROM 2015 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2017 THE INCREASE WAS 427%. IN 2017, ARCOP STARTED THE DUFB INITIATIVE IN FARMERS' MARKETS AND HAS EXPANDED TO 18 MARKETS, FOUR GROCERY STORES AND SEVEN MOBILE MARKET SITES.ARKANSAS' 91ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSED ACT 1101 IN THE REGULAR SESSION 2017. ITS PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT THE DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) AND ASSOCIATED RETAILERS; TO EXPAND NUTRITION EDUCATION AT TARGETED SITES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ARCOP WAS NAMED IN THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION AS THE IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION.OVERARCHING GOALS:1. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SITES PROVIDING DUFB'S TO SNAP BENEFICIARIES PURCHASING FLOCAL PRODUCE ENCOMPASSING A DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR MARKET MATCH, UP TO $20/DAY COUPLED WITH A COMPREHENSIVE NUTRITION OUTREACH PROGRAM.2. INCREASE SNAP AND DUFB PARTICIPATION IN ARKANSAS.3. IMPLEMENT THE DUFB FRAMEWORK FOR A STATEWIDE UNIFIED PROGRAM OF SNAP INCENTIVE MATCHING MARKETS FOR THE PURCHASE OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN EVERY REGION OF THE STATE, COVERING AT LEAST 60 OF 75 COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | ($40k) | 9/14/23 | ||
| Not listed | $500.0k | 6/28/18 |