Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription (GusNIP-PPR)

Overview

The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) - Produce Prescription Program supports projects that demonstrate and evaluate the impact of fresh fruit and vegetable prescriptions to increase procurement and consumption of fruits and vegetables, reduce individual and household food insecurity, and reduce healthcare usage and associated costs.

NIFA requests applications for the GusNIP Produce Prescription Program to conduct projects that demonstrate and evaluate the impact of fresh fruit and vegetable prescriptions to (1) increase procurement and consumption of fruits and vegetables, (2) reduce individual and household food insecurity, and (3) reduce healthcare usage and associated costs. 

Funding Opportunity

Thank you for your interest in the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program - Produce Prescription. This funding opportunity is closed. At the beginning of each fiscal year, NIFA publishes the for the Upcoming NOFO Calendar for all NIFA funding opportunities. This calendar is regularly updated. Use the link in the right to access a copy of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and the Technical Assistance Webinar. Visit the GusNIP-PPR Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page to review common applicant questions about eligibility, program policy, program area, and application content.

The primary goal and objective of the GusNIP Produce Prescription Program is to demonstrate and evaluate the impact of projects on (1) the improvement of dietary health through increased consumption of fruits and vegetables; (2) the reduction of individual and household food insecurity; and (3) the reduction in healthcare use and associated costs.

GusNIP NTAE Center 

The Nutrition Incentive Hub serves as the GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information (NTAE) Center.  They provide free one-on-one support, as well as templates, checklists, webinars, and other resources, to all GusNIP grantees and applicants.  Applicants are highly encouraged to take advantage of these technical assistance resources and services.  

• For resources use https://www.nutritionincentivehub.org/resources/resources .
• For specific questions related to GusNIP proposal development or GusNIP project implementation, the technical assistance team may be reached at:  ta@nutritionincentivehub.org.
• For specific questions related to reporting and evaluation, the reporting and evaluation team may be reached at: evaluation@nutritionincentivehub.org.
• A list of current GusNIP Nutrition Incentive awardees can be found on the Nutrition Incentive Hub’s map of grantee projects.
• Stay informed about the availability of these consultations by subscribing to the Nutrition Incentive Hub newsletter.

Required Consultation with the GusNIP Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Center (GusNIP NTAE Center): All applicants are required to have a consultation session of approximately 1 hour with the GusNIP NTAE Center for free group sessions or one-on-one support to review common mistakes. To document completion of this consultation, all applicants must upload the verification letter from the GusNIP NTAE Center to Field 12 of their application. See Part IV, B for more information.

Note: Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP-NI) letter requests received by midnight ET each Monday will be sent to requestors the following Tuesday; with the exception of the week of May 13th as the RFA is due on May 14th. During this final week of the open NOFO period all letter requests forms must be received by midnight ET on Thursday, May 9th. We strongly encourage applicants to request their letter well in advance of May 9th.