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The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Competitive Grants Program

ID: USDA-NIFA-FINI-009063 • Type: Posted

Description

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.

Background
The GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program aims to fund and evaluate projects intended to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Virgin Islands and the USDA Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) participants in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands by providing a financial incentive at the point of purchase.

Grant Details
The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Competitive Grants Program supports nutrition incentive program projects. It includes three program area priorities: GusNIP Pilot Projects, GusNIP Standard Projects, and GusNIP Large Scale Projects. The program encourages diverse communities to apply for funding opportunities as lead, co-lead, or subaward recipient(s), and to engage as leaders in the peer panel review process. The program also seeks comments on all request for applications (RFAs) to deliver programs efficiently and effectively.

Eligibility Requirements
All GusNIP nutrition incentive project proposals must include a letter of support from applicable SNAP State Agency(ies) or NAP Territory Agency(ies) administering SNAP/NAP; aim to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables among SNAP/NAP participants by providing fruit and vegetable incentives at the point of purchase; track the purchase of fruits and vegetables by SNAP/NAP participants; ensure that the same terms and conditions apply to purchases made by SNAP/NAP participants with incentives provided under the GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program as apply to purchases made by individuals who are not members of households receiving SNAP/NAP benefits; follow the policies, rules, and regulations of the respective food assistance program(s) their nutrition incentive project will partner with; participate in the GusNIP comprehensive program evaluation.

Period of Performance
The grant is for fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Applicants considering applying to the 2023 review cycle should check the GusNIP RFA webpage after January 15, 2023 for any changes.

Grant Value
$33,982,780 for FY 2022 and $36,900,000 for FY 2023

Place of Performance
The grant is intended to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables 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.
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Overview

Agency
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) [USDA]
Category of Funding
Agriculture
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
10.331 - Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants Program
Grant Category
Mandatory
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
Grants.gov
On 4/7/22 the National Institute of Food and Agriculture posted grant opportunity USDA-NIFA-FINI-009063 for The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Competitive Grants Program with funding of $34.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 10.331 Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants Program. It is expected that 25 total grants will be made worth between $1,000 and $15.0 million.

Timing

Posted Date
April 7, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
June 30, 2022, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Last Updated
April 7, 2022, 3:48 p.m. EDT
Version
1
Archive Date
July 30, 2022

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Info
A. Eligibility RequirementsApplicants for the GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program grant must meet all eligibility requirements outlined in 7 U.S.C. 7517 and as discussed in this RFA. 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 Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.1. Eligible EntityEligibility to apply for a GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program grant is limited to government 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 government agency. 2. Partners and CollaboratorsApplicants for GusNIP grants are encouraged to seek and create partnerships with public or private, non-profit, or for-profit entities, including links with academic institutions (including minority-serving colleges and universities) and/or other appropriate professionals; community-based organizations; tribal nations and local government entities; and/or partnering entities for the purposes of providing additional resources and strengthening historical failure in underserved communities. Nutrition Incentive Program applicants may partner with or make subgrants to, public, private, nonprofit, or for-profit entities, including an emergency feeding organization; an agricultural cooperative; a producer network or association; a community health organization; a public benefit corporation; an economic development corporation; a farmers market; a community-supported agriculture program; a buying club; retail food store participating in SNAP/NAP; and a Tribal, State, Territory, or local agency. Only the applicant must meet the requirements specified above for grant eligibility. Project partners and collaborators need not meet the eligibility requirements. When planning collaborations applicants may sub-award to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the successful completion of the project. See Part IV, D., Funding Restrictions.Fiscal Agent. If a non-profit organization cannot accept Federal funds directly, a letter must be included in the application stating that in the event the application results in an award, the award funds must be administered through a fiscal agent organization on their behalf. This agent must be identified in the letter from the applicant and the letter must be countersigned by an authorized representative of the fiscal agent organization. The letter must include the fiscal agent’s point of contact, address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address. This letter is to be included as an attachment to Field 12, Other Attachments (Part IV.B.3.c.) of the application. In the event an application is recommended for funding, NIFA will request that both the applicant institution/organization and the fiscal agent organization submit complete management information (see Part V, D.). Include documents showing the applicant organization’s non-profit status when responding to this request.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$15,000,000
Floor
$1,000
Estimated Program Funding
$33,982,780
Estimated Number of Grants
25

Contacts

Contact
Joseph Perez Program Analyst
Contact Email
grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov
Email Description
If you have any questions related to preparing application content.
Contact Phone
(202) 401-3486
Additional Information
The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Competitive Grants Program
Additional Information Site
https://nifa.usda.gov/grants/funding-opportunities/gus-schumacher-nutrition-incentive-program

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