National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for GusNIP for FY 2024 to support Nutrition Incentive Program projects.
Donor Name: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/14/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 4 Years
Details:
The Nutrition Incentive Program funds and evaluates projects to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables among USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands and the USDA Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Block Grants for Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands by providing a financial incentive at the point of purchase.
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.
- The GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program, Assistance Listing 10.331, is aligned with the following: USDA Strategic Plan FY 2022-2026 goal:
- Strategic Goal 4: Make Safe, Nutritious Food Available to All Americans
- USDA Science and Research Strategy, 2023–2026 priority:
- Priority 3: Bolstering Nutrition Security & Health
The GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program, Assistance Listing 10.331, brings together stakeholders from distinct parts of the food system to foster understanding of how they might leverage Federal nutrition assistance programs to improve food insecurity, nutrition, and health status of participating households.
The Nutrition Incentive Program will support three program area priorities as follows:
- GusNIP Pilot Projects
- Maximum Award Amount: $100,000
- Grant Duration 12 months
- GusNIP Standard Projects
- Maximum Award Amount: $500,000
- Grant Duration Up to 48 months
- GusNIP Large Scale Projects
- Maximum Award Amount: > $500,000
- Grant Duration Up to 48 months
Funding Information
The amount available for NIFA to support this program is approximately $36,300,000 in FY 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility to apply for a GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program grant is limited to governmental agencies and non-profit organizations. Institutions of higher education that are local, county, tribal, territory, or state government agencies must provide documentation in support of eligibility as a governmental agency within of their application.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
