- GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program
The GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program presents the opportunity to bring together stakeholders from various parts of the food and healthcare systems to foster understanding of how they might improve the health and nutrition status of participating households. NIFA requests applications for the GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program to support and evaluate projects intended to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by providing incentives at the point of purchase among income eligible consumers participating in the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands, in addition to income-eligible consumers participating in the USDA Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands.
Download the RFA
https://nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/gusnip-nutrition-incentive-program
Proposal Due Date
Thursday, June 30, 2022
ESTIMATED TOTAL PROGRAM FUNDING
$33,982,780
RELEVANT LINKS
Nutrition Incentive RFA Resources
- GusNIP Produce Prescription Program
The primary goal and objective of the GusNIP Produce Prescription Program is to demonstrate and evaluate the impact of projects on (1) the improvement of dietary health through increased consumption of fruits and vegetables; (2) the reduction of individual and household food insecurity; and (3) the reduction in healthcare use and associated costs.
Download the RFA
CLOSING DATE
Thursday, June 30, 2022
ESTIMATED TOTAL PROGRAM FUNDING
$4,900,000
RELEVANT LINKS
Produce Prescription RFA Resources
For more information:
Mallory M. Koenings, PhD, RDN (she/her/hers)
National Program Leader
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition
6501 Beacon Drive, Kansas City, MO 64133
Cell: (202) 604-1985
e-mail: mallory.koenings@usda.gov
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