Project Grant 20227042338075

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) provides $680,103 to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York to conduct research on the comparative effectiveness of food prescription programs for food insecure families with young children in the United States. The 5-year project, with an end date of March 31, 2030, aims to develop and test two innovative food...

This Project Grant award of $931,500 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (CFDA 93.847 - Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research) aims to integrate a Prescription Produce Program (PPP) within a Diabetes Prevention Program to enhance glycemic control for individuals with prediabetes. The study will assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of this integrated approach through a mixed methods randomized...

This federal Project Grant award of $1,046,346 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program aims to address food insecurity and unhealthy dietary behaviors among college students, particularly low-income and racial/ethnic minority populations. Through a partnership with five universities, including three minority-serving institutions (MSIs), the funded project will conduct research using...

This Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), CFDA 10.331, will provide $483,612 to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) to implement the Prescription Produce Program (PPR). The PPR will incentivize the purchase of fruits and vegetables for low-income individuals who receive medical assistance in southwest Alaska. Medical providers will refer eligible patients, who screen positive for food...

This Project Grant award for $483,589.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA 10.331), will fund the NY FRESH RX program. This multi-year collaborative project between Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County, Harmony Healthcare Long Island, and Hofstra University will provide a 6-month home-delivered CSA-style produce prescription to 350 low-income, food-insecure...

This Project Grant award of $481,673.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA #10.310, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) to Colorado State University will fund three interrelated empirical analyses. The first objective is to assess the incidence and determinants of persistent food insecurity among U.S. minorities using Current Population Survey - Food Security Supplement (CPS-FSS) data. The second objective is to combine CPS-FSS data...

This federal Project Grant award of $480,440 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.331 - Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program) supports a 3-year research collaboration between the Medical Clinics of Northern Tier Center for Health (NOTCH) and strategic grocery retail partners in Richford, Vermont. The project aims to reduce healthcare use and associated costs, and increase the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables for at-risk...

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) CFDA 10.331 provides $479,723 to Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) to implement a Produce Prescription Program (PPR) in partnership with Adams County Health Department (ACHD) and Clinica Family Health. The key products and services to be delivered under this 24-month grant, running from September 1,...

This federal Project Grant award of $324,226.00, provided by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) under the Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.847), supports a pilot and feasibility evaluation of a "Food Prescription" (Food RX) program. The program aims to address food insecurity among youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) by providing healthy food access combined with an evidence-based family behavioral...

This federal Project Grant award of $480,325.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) supports a two-year program to deliver a free produce prescription program for up to 300 vulnerable cancer patients per year in Little Rock, Arkansas. The key goals are to: (1) pilot and deliver the produce prescription program to address nutritional insecurity, (2) provide...