Project Grant R43CA183211

The Arizona Community Health Workers Association (Azchow) was awarded a $480,427 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). The funding will support the "Comiendo Fresco" (Eating Fresh) project, which aims to expand access to fresh fruits and vegetables for 150 low-income Hispanic residents in the underserved, rural community of Douglas, Arizona. The project will...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $46.88 million Project Grant to Action For Healthy Kids under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability (CFDA 10.579) federal grant program. The grant will fund CNP HEALTHY MEALS INCENTIVE services from February 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The grant aims to support the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grants, which are competitively awarded subgrants to...

This $1,780,000 Project Grant award from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), awarded on September 15, 2023, supports DC Central Kitchen's Healthy Corners program. The program aims to increase access to healthy foods, especially fruits and vegetables, in low-income and food desert neighborhoods in Washington, DC. Key components include: Equipping small retail stores with necessary infrastructure, refrigeration, and...

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 Chef ANN Foundation was awarded a $7.9 million project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program. The grant will support the CNP HEALTHY MEALS INCENTIVE project providing healthier meal options in schools from March 2023 through December 2028. The Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program, also known as the National School Lunch Program Equipment...

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $969,999 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) federal grant program (CFDA 10.310) to Tufts University School of Medicine for the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The project aims to improve the health and nutrition behaviors of early childhood education (ECE) providers through a randomized controlled workplace wellness initiative at diverse Head Start centers across the...

The Center Helping Obesity in Children End Successfully, Inc. (C.H.O.I.C.E.S.) has been awarded a $800,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects program (CFDA 10.225). The grant will support C.H.O.I.C.E.S.' efforts to deliver nutrition education and healthy food access to low-income families in food deserts in the Atlanta metropolitan area from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027. Key services include...

The Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) was awarded a $16 million project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program (CFDA 10.579). The grant will fund IPHI's CNP HEALTHY MEALS INCENTIVE program through December 2028. This program aims to incentivize healthier school meals by providing $16M to IPHI to support related initiatives statewide through 2028. As a non-profit...

The DC Greens' Produce Rx Initiative is a $480,441 project grant awarded by the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331). The project is designed to address food insecurity, poverty, and diet-related chronic diseases among Medicaid patients in Washington, D.C.'s lower-income communities. Over two years, the funding will enable DC Greens to enroll 1,200 new Medicaid recipients as Produce Rx participants, who will receive up to...

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $10 million project grant to Full Plates Full Potential, a nonprofit organization located in Brunswick, ME, on March 30, 2023 with a completion date of December 31, 2028. The grant funding will support the CNP HEALTHY MEALS INCENTIVE project under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability (CFDA 10.579) federal grant program. The CNP HEALTHY MEALS INCENTIVE project aims to incentivize local educational agencies...