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 Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded an $8.5 million Project Grant to Pinnacle Prevention Corporation under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to implement the Double Up Food Bucks Arizona Corner Store Expansion Initiative from September 2021 through August 2025. The initiative aims to increase purchases of Arizona-grown fruits and vegetables among SNAP consumers by providing a $1 match for fruit and vegetable purchases at...
The Urban Food Initiative DBA Daily Table (UFI) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA 10.331) to scale up Double Up Food Bucks in the Boston region from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2026. GusNIP aims to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables among low-income consumers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded a $2,182,270 Project Grant under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project, a non-profit organization. The grant will fund the "WNC FARM FRESH DOUBLE SNAP NETWORK" project, which aims to improve food security and access to local food in the Western North Carolina region by: Implementing double SNAP incentives across 38 firms to...
This $10,716,878 Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331), will enable the Farmers Market Fund to expand its successful Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB) program across Oregon. The project aims to increase purchases and consumption of locally grown produce and culturally relevant foods by SNAP participants through a dollar-for-dollar incentive program at 101...
The New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association (NMFMA) received a $6.58 million Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to expand the Double Up Food Bucks program from September 2021 through August 2025. Double Up Food Bucks provides $1 incentives for every $1 spent using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP) on locally grown fruits and vegetables at...
The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Colorado Department of Human Services $7,917,936 under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561) from May 2023 through September 2027. The grant funds will support Colorado's administration of SNAP and provide 100% reimbursement for SNAP Employment and Training expenses. Through a $10,000 subaward, the Colorado Department of Human Services is partnering with...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $476,794 Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) grant to The Growhaus, a Latina-led non-profit organization in Denver, Colorado. This 2-year project grant will enhance the career pathways of The Growhaus' community staff members through a comprehensive fellowship program. The fellowship will provide training to launch a pilot community-choice fresh food market, with the goal of building long-term...
Fair Food Network will use this $5 million Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) to support the Double Up Food Bucks program in Michigan from August 2021 through August 2023. At least 75% of the funding will provide direct incentives for low-income households to purchase fruits and vegetables through the Double Up program. Specifically, the funding will be...
This $5.67 million Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service supports nutrition education and obesity prevention efforts under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561) in Colorado from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The Colorado Department of Human Services serves as the primary awardee and manages multiple sub-awards to...
This $4,910,878 Project Grant awarded on September 15, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.331 Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program) will allow Nourish Colorado, a non-profit organization, to continue expanding its Double Up Food Bucks Colorado program. The program provides SNAP recipients with incentives to purchase fresh, locally-grown produce from participating retailers and farmers' markets across the state. Key activities include sustaining produce incentives, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption among SNAP shoppers, deepening outreach and program participation, expanding the network of Colorado-grown produce retailers, and partnering with a second major grocery chain. This federal grant builds on Nourish Colorado's previous $10 million in GusNIP funding to support their work in connecting SNAP clients with affordable access to healthy, local foods.