Overview
The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP-NI) 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 purpose of the GusNIP-NI is to fund and evaluate projects intended to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by the 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 incentives at the point of purchase. Fruits and vegetables are any variety of fresh, canned, dried, or frozen whole or cut fruits and vegetables without added sugars, fats, or oils and salt (sodium).
GusNIP-NI Priority Areas
- Pilot Projects (FPP): FPP supports new pilot projects to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by SNAP/NAP participants, by providing incentives at the point of purchase. Pilot projects are for new entrants to enhance their portfolios and create and sustain fruit and vegetable incentive projects.
- Standard Projects (FIP): FIP support the development and evaluation of new and established Tribal, county, district, multi-county, territory, or statewide projects to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by SNAP/NAP participants by providing incentives at the point of purchase.
- Large Scale Projects (FLSP): FLSP are designed to create or support large-scale multi-county, territory, statewide, Tribal Nation, and regional incentive programs that increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by SNAP/NAP participants by providing incentives at the point of purchase.
Eligibility
Eligibility to apply for a GusNIP-NI grant is limited to governmental agencies and non-profit organizations. For all eligibility information, refer to the NOFO.
