Project Grant 20267041346059
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Food Trust received a $482,999 Project Grant award dated September 15, 2025, under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331), administered by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The two-year Produce Prescription Project (PPR), which extends through September 14, 2027, delivers a produce prescription program model that connects healthcare providers with fresh food retailers across...
- Project Grant Award Summary Boston Children's Hospital received a $482,992 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) awarded on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028. This project establishes a partnership between Boston Children's Hospital and Fresh Connect, a technology-enabled produce prescription program, to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among children with...
- The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC), doing business as Delta Hospital, was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA #10.331) to implement a Produce Prescription Program. The three-year award, issued on September 1, 2022, will support providing incentives for low-income individuals and families to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Desert Mission Inc. received a $483,000 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331), effective September 15, 2025 through September 14, 2028. The award funds the HonorHealth Desert Mission Produce Prescription Program (HHDM PPR), which delivers monthly produce credits to eligible patients at HonorHealth Medical Group clinics in...
- This $431,250 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) will support the VeggieRx Prescription Produce Program operated by Chicago Botanic Garden. VeggieRx will provide 7,500 additional produce boxes and $8,250 in double value coupons to participants across its five clinic sites in Chicago neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. This will help meet immediate food security...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Rural Health Network of South Central New York, Inc. received a $483,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to expand the Produce Prescription Program of South Central New York (PRxSCNY) across rural counties. The award, obligated on September 15, 2025, with a completion date of September 14, 2028, will deliver nutrition incentives and...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary No More Empty Pots has been awarded $2.47 million through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA 10.331) administered by the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, effective September 15, 2025 through September 14, 2029. The award funds the "Double Up Food Bucks" program, a point-of-purchase fresh fruits and vegetables (FFV) incentive initiative designed to address food access challenges for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Rush University Medical Center received a $482,999 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to implement the Food is Medicine Veggie Rx Project. The project, which commenced on September 30, 2025 and will conclude on September 29, 2028, will serve up to 400 Rush patients with existing or potential risk for diabetes and/or hypertension...
- This $561,084 three-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program (CFPCGP) will support Linwood Property Inc.'s efforts to improve food access and health outcomes in underserved Kansas City neighborhoods. Specifically, the awardee will expand successful community education programs on nutrition, food purchasing, and urban agriculture; develop a new commercial kitchen into an incubator...
- Nuestras Raices Inc. will receive $500,000 through the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to implement a culturally tailored produce prescription program called "NUESTROS PRODUCTOS (OUR PRODUCTS)." The program aims to improve health outcomes for Latinx Medicaid patients in Holyoke, Massachusetts through increased access to fresh fruits and vegetables from September 15,...
Grant Award Summary Food Equality Initiative Inc. received a $454,918 Project Grant from the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA 10.331) to implement a produce prescription program serving low-income individuals in Wyandotte County, Kansas. The three-year initiative, which commenced April 1, 2026 and concludes March 31, 2029, focuses on improving health outcomes for residents diagnosed with prediabetes or Type II diabetes through increased fruit and vegetable consumption. The program operates from Lenexa, KS and aligns with GusNIP's broader mission to connect healthcare providers with patients to improve dietary health and food security while potentially reducing diet-related healthcare costs among vulnerable populations. The produce prescription model enables eligible low-income patients to receive recommendations from their healthcare providers to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, with financial support to facilitate these purchases. This intervention addresses both nutritional deficiencies and food insecurity while targeting individuals with existing metabolic health conditions in an underserved Kansas community. The award represents a typical GusNIP project grant structure, combining healthcare provider engagement, point-of-purchase nutrition support, and program evaluation components to assess health and behavioral outcomes among the target population.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $454.9k | 3/31/26 |