This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.212 - Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program) provides $181,500 in funding to Universal Schedule & Booking LLC, a minority-owned small business, to develop a digital infrastructure for deploying means-tested food access subsidies. The goal is to create new models for providing community-driven, data-driven subsidies and decision-making tools to alleviate food deserts and improve nutrition security.
The project involves a partnership with Eastern Workforce Opportunity Regional Center And Services, Inc., a non-profit organization, which has been awarded a $55,000 sub-grant to provide research and development support services. This work will include conducting social science research interviews and statistical surveys to inform the design and implementation of the means-tested food subsidy programs. The overarching objective is to enhance community-led solutions for addressing nutrition insecurity and improving access to healthy foods in underserved populations.
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