Project Grant 20237041341059
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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+...
- Summary The University of Minnesota received a $750,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI, CFDA 10.310), effective May 1, 2026 through April 30, 2030. The Growing Global Innovators in Agriculture Project will deliver a four-year youth engagement program designed to develop agricultural literacy, leadership, and workforce readiness among 1,545 youth from underserved urban, suburban, rural, and...
- 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...
- Grant Award Summary The Minnesota Department of Education received a $4.43 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582), awarded on October 1, 2025, with a performance period through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the provision of free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary school children in Minnesota schools with high percentages of students eligible for free and...
- 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 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...
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES PROPOSES TO OPEN TWO NEW VEGGIERX SITES AT LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES IN MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL THAT HAVE HIGH CULTURAL AND RACIAL DIVERSITY AND INDIVIDUALS WITH FOOD INSECURITY AND DIET-RELATED CHRONIC CONDITIONS. THE TWO HEALTHCARE SITES WILL EACH ENROLL 18 PARTICIPANTS PER SEASON, FOR A TOTAL OF 108 PARTICIPANTS OVER THREE YEARS. TARGETED PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE FOOD INSECURITY AND DIET-RELATED DISEASE AND ARE MEMBERS OF UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. VEGGIERX WILL PROVIDE THEM WITH COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) BOXES WEEKLY FOR ~24 WEEKS (GROWING SEASON IN MINNESOTA). THE GROWERS WILL BE LOCAL SOMALI/EAST AFRICAN, HMONG, AND LATINO FARMERS WHO WILL PROVIDE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE PRODUCE TO THE PARTICIPANTS. THE OBJECTIVES ARE TO SHOW THAT PARTICIPANTS (1) FIND THE FOOD TO BE CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE AND SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT HUNGER, (2) INCREASE THEIR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION, (3) IMPROVE THEIR HEALTH, AND (4) REDUCE THEIR UTILIZATION OF HEALTHCARE. TO FURTHER REDUCE FOOD INSECURITY, A FOOD RESOURCE NAVIGATOR WILL ASSIST PARTICIPANTS IN APPLYING FOR GOVERNMENT FOOD PROGRAMS AND WILL CONNECT THEM TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES AS APPROPRIATE. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE VIRTUAL COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS, A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER WITH RECIPES, EDUCATIONAL HANDOUTS, AND A FARM TOUR AND COMMUNITY MEAL. VEGGIERX ADDRESSES THE GUSNIP GOALS OF IMPROVING DIETARY HEALTH THROUGH INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, REDUCING FOOD INSECURITY, AND REDUCING HEALTHCARE COSTS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL EVALUATE IMPACT WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE BENEFITS OF PROVIDING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOODS AND COUPLING THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION WITH RESOURCE NAVIGATION AND NUTRITION EDUCATION.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $483.6k | 9/7/23 |