This federal Project Grant award of $4,096,844 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), CFDA 10.331. The grant funding supports the "City Green's NJ Statewide Good Food Bucks SNAP Nutrition Incentive Program" operated by City Green Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization in Clifton, New Jersey. The grant project aims to increase the purchase and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables by...
City Green Inc. received a $665,371 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand its Garden State Good Food Network (GSGFN) and Veggie Mobile operations in New Jersey from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. Specifically, the funding will allow City Green to continue marketing and grow the GSGFN consortium of Nutrition Incentive Programs to 59 market...
City Green Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production federal grant program (CFDA #10.935). The three-year award will support City Green's efforts to encourage and promote urban, indoor, and emerging agricultural practices in New Jersey through June 2025. Specifically, the funding will be used to develop community gardens and farms located in urban and...
The County of Hudson in Jersey City, New Jersey 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) CFDA No. 10.331. The grant will support the Hudson County Produce Prescription and Food Pharmacies Initiative from September 2022 through September 2025. Under this initiative, the County of Hudson Department of Finance will utilize GusNIP COVID Relief and Response...
The Glynwood Center, Inc., a non-profit organization, received a $999,680 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331). The purpose of the "CSA is a SNAP" program is to improve food security and nutrition among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in the Hudson Valley region of New York by enabling their participation in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm...
This $1 million project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture will leverage the Village Market Place to increase consumption of fresh produce among CalFresh-eligible residents in South Los Angeles and surrounding food desert areas. Funded under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), the project will offer incentives for fruit and vegetable purchases through VMP retail channels and partner retailers from September 2021 to August...
The New Jersey Department of Health received a $846,291.92 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 seniors through farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs. As part of the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition...
Harvest Home Farmers Market Inc. was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to implement the Healthy Seniors Healthy Shoppers 2.0 program. Over three years, the program will provide $4 incentives in the form of vouchers to approximately 130,000 low-income seniors aged 60+ in five disadvantaged New York City neighborhoods to purchase fruits and...
The federal Project Grant award of $5,429,429 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582). This program aims to increase fruit and vegetable consumption and promote healthy eating habits among elementary school students in economically disadvantaged communities. Through this award, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture will serve as the prime grantee to administer the program and distribute...
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...
City Green Inc. was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to expand the Garden State Good Food nutrition incentive program through August 2024.
The Garden State Good Food program, operating in New Jersey since 2011 under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA 10.331), provides a dollar-for-dollar match for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries to purchase fresh produce at participating farmers markets, farm stands and grocery stores. City Green will use the grant funds to recruit additional retailers across 12-15 New Jersey counties, providing incentives and support to approximately 40 sites. This is expected to reach 22,000 SNAP participants and increase fruit and vegetable purchases among low-income households while also expanding market opportunities for New Jersey farmers. Key objectives include fighting food insecurity and related public health issues like obesity and diet-related diseases.