The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to Harvest Home Farmers Market Inc. The three-year award will support the organization's Farm-to-City program, which aims to increase access to affordable, healthy food in underserved New York communities through 2024. Key services include providing subsidies to offset transportation and labor costs for regional farmers bringing...
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 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,...
The New York Department of Agriculture and Markets received a $199,571 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant was awarded under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) to provide fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs to senior citizens from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The SFMNP aims to provide nutritional resources to seniors through farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community...
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...
The New York Department of Agriculture & Markets received a $3.878 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024 to support the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) as outlined in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number 10.576. The SFMNP aims to provide resources in the form of fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and...
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...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $1,425,425.00 Project Grant to the New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.576). The grant will fund the distribution of fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs to low-income senior citizens through farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community agricultural outlets in New York from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. This...
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...
The Produce Perks Midwest Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to conduct a study exploring participant engagement and retention in voucher versus home delivery incentive distribution models for increasing fruit and vegetable access. The three-year award beginning September 15, 2022 will fund Produce Perks Midwest Inc. to compare the...