Project Grant 20217003434989
- Grant Award Summary Rush University Medical Center received a $482,999 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331), awarded September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2028. The "Food Is Medicine Veggie RX" project will serve up to 400 Rush patients over three years who screen positive for food insecurity and have existing or potential risk for diabetes...
- The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) and its partner Mercy Health Youngstown will use a $561,240 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to expand the Mercy Health Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program. The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) grant will support increasing participation in the prescription program to over 800 individuals annually, extending eligibility to six months per...
- Summary of Federal Project Grant Award Boston Children's Hospital received a $482,992 Project Grant 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 a produce prescription initiative developed in partnership with Fresh Connect, a technology-enabled program designed to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among children with cardiovascular disease risk...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Food Trust received $482,999 in federal funding through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331), administered by the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, to implement the Food Bucks Rx (FBRX) Produce Prescription Program from September 15, 2025, through September 14, 2027. The program connects healthcare providers with fresh food retailers across Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey to increase consumption of fresh fruits and...
- Summary The New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association received a $482,868 Project Grant award from the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to implement "Rooted in Wisdom," a produce prescription initiative operating from September 2025 through September 2028. The project delivers bags of locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables to 160 low-income participants over a 12-week period through partnerships with six...
- The County of Alameda Public Health Department received a $483,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to expand the Recipe4Health (R4H) Food as Medicine Initiative. The award, effective September 15, 2025, through September 14, 2028, funds the extension of R4H's evidence-based model to Alameda Health System (AHS), enabling the program to serve an additional 500+...
- The Springfield Community Gardens Hospital Farm Pilot project was awarded $190,000 under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) CFDA #10.331, administered by the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The award period is November 1, 2022 through October 31, 2023. Springfield Community Gardens will use the funding to establish and operate a hospital farm pilot program in Springfield, MO. As the sub-awardee, Springfield Community Gardens will grow...
- The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) received a $465,943 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA 10.331). The award will support ASAP's implementation of a Farm Fresh Prescription Program centered on direct-to-consumer sales in Asheville, North Carolina from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The program aims to improve...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Food Equality Initiative Inc. received a $454,918 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition (operating under the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture) through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA 10.331). The award, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2029, funds implementation of a produce prescription program designed to improve health outcomes for low-income individuals in Wyandotte County, Kansas...
- Federal Project Grant Summary The University of Maryland, College Park received a $482,977 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331), awarded on September 16, 2025, with a completion date of September 15, 2028. The grant funds the establishment, implementation, and evaluation of a community-led Produce Prescription Program designed to improve diet-related health outcomes...
This $431,250 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) will support the VeggieRx Prescription Produce Program operated by Chicago Botanic Garden. VeggieRx will provide 7,500 additional produce boxes and $8,250 in double value coupons to participants across its five clinic sites in Chicago neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. This will help meet immediate food security needs while also connecting diet as a social determinant of health with clinical care. The project aims to enhance the resilience of the healthcare system and provide new markets for local farmers impacted when other sales channels reduced capacity due to the pandemic. Services will be delivered June 2021 through June 2023.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $431.3k | 5/25/21 |