Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA FINI 009061
The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) Produce Prescription Program is a federal grant opportunity run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). It is designed to fund projects that connect healthcare and nutrition support by providing "produce prescriptions" that help people obtain and eat more fruits and vegetables. The focus is not only on delivering these benefits, but also on demonstrating and evaluating whether the approach produces measurable improvements for participants and communities.
The stated objective of the program centers on three outcomes. First, projects are expected to show improvements in dietary health, specifically through increased consumption of fruits and vegetables. Second, funded work should aim to reduce food insecurity at both the individual and household level, meaning the program is concerned with whether participants have consistent, reliable access to enough nutritious food. Third, the program targets reductions in healthcare use and related costs, reflecting a broader public health goal: if better nutrition improves health outcomes, it may also lower the need for medical visits and reduce associated spending. In practical terms, successful projects would typically need to collect data and evaluate results in ways that can credibly speak to these three goals.
This opportunity is a mandatory grant program (rather than a discretionary one), and it falls under the Agriculture funding activity category. The CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number associated with this opportunity is 10.331. The funding opportunity number is USDA NIFA FINI 009061, and the official title is "The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription Program." The agency offering the funding is USDA NIFA.
In terms of scale, the award ceiling listed for individual grants is $500,000, and the program anticipated making about 25 awards under this solicitation. The opportunity record shows it was created on April 6, 2022, with an original closing date of June 30, 2022, which indicates it was a time-limited competition for that funding cycle.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with clarification expected in the full notice under an "Additional Information on Eligibility" section. In many federal listings, this kind of label signals that eligibility may include a range of entity types (for example, nonprofits, local governments, tribal organizations, hospitals or health systems, universities, or other community-based or partner organizations), but the exact eligible categories and any restrictions would be defined in the full announcement text.
Overall, this grant opportunity is aimed at supporting produce prescription models that can be tested and evaluated for real-world impact, especially at the intersection of nutrition access, food security, and healthcare outcomes. The emphasis on evaluation suggests applicants were expected to go beyond distributing benefits and to produce evidence that the intervention changes diet, improves food security, and potentially reduces healthcare utilization and costs.Apply for USDA NIFA FINI 009061
- The Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.331.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 06, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 30, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 25 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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