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 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...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to Project Open Hand, a non-profit organization in San Francisco, CA. The grant will fund a SNAP Match Nutrition Incentive Program in Alameda County, CA to increase consumption of culturally appropriate fruits and vegetables among 150 participants referred through CalAIM community supports and Ryan White...
City Green Inc. was awarded a $1 million Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to expand the Garden State Good Food nutrition incentive program through August 2024. The Garden State Good Food program, operating in New Jersey since 2011 under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA 10.331), provides a dollar-for-dollar match for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries to purchase...
This $920,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) will support a 2-year initiative led by D'Youville College in Buffalo, New York. The project aims to enhance the accessibility and affordability of healthy, local produce in Buffalo and surrounding Erie County communities, while simultaneously expanding the market for local food producers. The primary...
This federal Project Grant award of $4,096,844 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), CFDA 10.331. The grant funding supports the "City Green's NJ Statewide Good Food Bucks SNAP Nutrition Incentive Program" operated by City Green Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization in Clifton, New Jersey. The grant project aims to increase the purchase and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables by...
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has been awarded a $9,885,700 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), CFDA 10.331. The primary objective is to optimize and expand the impact of the existing "¡M ás Fresco! More Fresh Nutrition Incentive Program" by increasing access to a broader array of healthy foods, including fresh, frozen, dried, and...
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,...
This $3,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Farmers' Market Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Support Grants (CFDA 10.545) program supports the National Association of Farmers Market Nutrition Programs, Inc. in increasing accessibility and participation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at farmers' markets. The grant, effective from September 2024 through September 2027, will fund the...
This $1,989,226 federal Project Grant awarded on September 15, 2023 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) supports Wholesome Wave Georgia Incorporated's "Georgia Fresh for Less" program. The program's goal is to increase access to fresh, local produce for low-income Georgia residents participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by providing...