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...
City Green Inc. received a $665,371 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand its Garden State Good Food Network (GSGFN) and Veggie Mobile operations in New Jersey from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. Specifically, the funding will allow City Green to continue marketing and grow the GSGFN consortium of Nutrition Incentive Programs to 59 market...
This federal Project Grant award of $5,429,429 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child Nutrition Division under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (CFDA 10.582). The purpose of this grant is to assist states in providing free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price meals. The funding supports the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) in delivering this program across the state. NJDA partners...
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $816,625.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.576). The grant will fund the New Jersey Department of Health to provide low-income seniors with access to fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs through farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community agricultural outlets. The program aims to improve senior nutrition and support local...
The New Jersey Department of Health received a $846,291.92 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on October 1, 2021 to support the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program through September 30, 2022. The grant funds the provision of fresh, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and herbs to seniors through farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs. As part of the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition...
The Glynwood Center, Inc., a non-profit organization, received a $999,680 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331). The purpose of the "CSA is a SNAP" program is to improve food security and nutrition among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in the Hudson Valley region of New York by enabling their participation in Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm...
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $746,268.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant (CFDA 10.541) program. The grant supports the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) in developing, improving, and maintaining automated information systems for Child Nutrition Programs, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and Summer Food...
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture received a $5.4 million project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on October 1, 2021 to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools in New Jersey through September 30, 2022. The grant was awarded under the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, which provides cash grants to assist states in offering free fresh fruits and vegetables to elementary schools with high percentages of children...