The Mana Ku Produce Prescription Program is a $483,612 grant awarded to Elepaio Social Services, a non-profit organization based in Hawaii, by the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusCRR). The program aims to address food insecurity and associated health issues in the Waianae Coast region of Hawaii. Key components of the program include: Providing $100 monthly stipends to 210 food-insecure households identified by...
This $16,810,170 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) will enable The Food Basket Inc., a Hawaii-based non-profit organization, to expand and enhance the "Da Bux" nutrition incentive program. The goals of this 3-year project are to: 1) increase SNAP participant access to affordable Hawaii-grown fruits and vegetables by expanding the...
The Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $701,302 Project Grant to the Hawaii Public Health Institute, doing business as The Coalition For A Tobacco Free Hawai`i, to support the "GROWING HEALTHY FOOD ACCESS AND LOCAL FOOD SECURITY WITH HAWAII'S KEIKI" program. The three-year grant, awarded November 1, 2022 and set to be completed by October 31, 2025, will fund efforts under the Community Food Projects (CFP) program to bring together...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to Elepaio Social Services, a non-profit organization based in Waianae, Hawaii, to implement the Hanai Ai O Wai'anae (HAOW) project. The HAOW project aims to address community food system issues, reduce health disparities and disease risk among West 'Oahu communities, and build grassroots capacity to ensure low-income communities are leading efforts to address food and health...
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 from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) CFDA 10.331 provides $480,440.00 to Shalom Farms, Inc. to implement a 3-year produce prescription program. Over the 3-year period, the program will serve 3 cohorts of 20 participants each year, providing 12 weeks of active programming followed by 12 weeks of sustained management, coaching, peer support,...
The Norton Sound Health Corporation (NSHC) was awarded a $483,612 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to implement a Prescription Produce Program (PPR) serving predominantly Alaska Native populations in the Norton Sound region of Western Alaska. The PPR will provide eligible participants who have or are at risk of diet-related health conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, or obesity, with monthly deliveries of...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board, Incorporated (dba Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center) to expand access to urgent and primary care services in West Oahu. The two-year grant, running from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, will enable the organization to extend weekday and weekend hours at its two satellite clinics,...
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,...