The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program

The purpose of the GusNIP-NI is to fund and evaluate projects intended to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by SNAP participants in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands; and the Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Block Grants participants in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands by providing incentives at the point of purchase. When the term “SNAP/NAP” is used it is means both the SNAPNAP Block Grants.

Details

• Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
• Department: Department of Agriculture
• Opportunity #: USDA-NIFA-FINI-011905
• Total Funding: $36,300,000
• Expected Awards: 15
• Instrument: grant
• Cost Sharing: Required

Eligibility

Applicants for the GusNIP-NI must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. 1. Eligible Entity Eligibility to apply for a GusNIP-NI grant is limited to governmental agencies and non-profit organizations. 2. Partners and Collaborators Applicants for GusNIP grants may seek and create partnerships with public or private, nonprofit or for-profit entities, including links with academic institutions (including Tribal colleges and universities) and/or other non-government entities; and/or partnering entities for the purposes of providing additional resources . GusNIP-NI applicants may partner with or make subgrants to public, private, nonprofit, or f