Project Grant 20257041545381
- The California Department of Food and Agriculture will receive $6.325 million under a Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to address critical food security needs in California through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP). Specifically, funding will support nutrition incentives of up to $15 per day for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants to purchase California-grown fresh fruits and...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) awarded a $772,000 four-year Project Grant under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program to Project New Village, a Black-led, community-rooted non-profit in San Diego, California. The project aims to address food and nutrition insecurity in underserved communities by: 1) collaborating with a local high school culinary arts program to develop young people's capacity to prepare value-added and...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $482,868 Project Grant under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to the New Mexico Farmers' Marketing Association (NMFMA). This 3-year project titled "Rooted in Wisdom: Improving NM Health by Increasing Access to Locally Grown Fruits and Vegetables" aims to 1) improve dietary health through increased fruit and vegetable consumption, 2) reduce individual and...
- This Project Grant award of $996,302.00 from 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) aims to increase fruit and vegetable purchases and consumption among low-income SNAP households in the Bronx, NY. The project will partner with two local retailers to provide $2 produce credits for every $10 spent on eligible fruits and vegetables, up to $42 per month. This incentive will make...
- 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 $4,000,000 Project Grant, awarded on September 15, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA), will support Marketumbrella.org, a non-profit organization based in New Orleans, Louisiana, in implementing the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP). The objective of this program is to increase the purchase and consumption of fruits and vegetables among low-income consumers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition...
- This Project Grant award of $480,441 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Nutrition (CFDA 10.331, Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program) to Family Health Centers of San Diego Inc. (FHCSD), a Federally Qualified Health Center, to implement the Produce Delivery Program and Food as Medicine (PDP-FAM) initiative. The PDP-FAM initiative will deliver 20-pound fresh produce box subscriptions directly from a local farm to the homes of over 400...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $483,000 Project Grant to The Rural Health Network of South Central New York, Inc. under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331). This 3-year grant will expand and enhance the organization's Produce Prescription Program, which aims to improve dietary health and reduce food insecurity among 670 low-income adults and households with children in rural counties of New York. The...
- 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...
- 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 $8,151,052 Project Grant award from 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 fund the Southern California Nutrition Incentive - Mother's Nutritional Center Expansion Program. The program aims to reduce food insecurity and improve healthy food access for over 15,000 individuals in low-income households across six California counties by scaling nutrition incentives at 82 Mother's Nutritional Center grocery stores. The program will provide $4 in nutrition incentives for every $1 of SNAP benefits spent on fresh produce, up to $40 per month per household. Over the 4-year award period, the program will benefit 4,400 SNAP households by increasing their purchasing power for fresh fruits and vegetables and improving dietary quality. The University of California, San Diego is the prime awardee for this community-driven effort to address food insecurity and healthy food access in underserved areas.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $4.1m | 9/18/25 |