This grant, offered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP), aims to foster collaboration among food and healthcare stakeholders to enhance the health and nutrition of participating households. Specifically, it supports projects that increase fruit and vegetable purchases through point-of-purchase incentives for income-eligible consumers. Eligibility includes participants in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) across all 50 States, DC, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, plus Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) participants in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. The program also focuses on evaluating initiative effectiveness.
Opportunity ID: 339306
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | USDA-NIFA-FINI-009063 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Competitive Grants Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Agriculture |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 25 |
| Assistance Listings: | 10.331 — Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 07, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 07, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 30, 2022 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $33,982,780 |
| Award Ceiling: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 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. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institute of Food and Agriculture |
| 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. |
| Link to Additional Information: | The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Competitive Grants Program |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIFA Support
Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays Email:grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 339306 Full Announcement-FY2022-GusNIP-NIP-RFA -> FY22-GusNIP-NIP-RFA-508.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIFA Support Key Information: Business hours: Monday thru Friday, 7a.m. – 5p.m. ET, except federal holidays Email: grantapplicationquestions@usda.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.331 | PKG00273153 | Apr 07, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
339306 RR_SF424_5_0-5.0.pdf
339306 NIFA_Supplemental_Info_1_2-1.2.pdf
339306 PerformanceSite_4_0-4.0.pdf
339306 RR_FedNonFedBudget_2_0-2.0.pdf
339306 RR_PersonalData_1_2-1.2.pdf
339306 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_4-1.4.pdf
339306 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_4_0-4.0.pdf
Optional forms
339306 RR_FedNonFed_SubawardBudget30_2_0-2.0.pdf
339306 AD_3030_2_0-2.0.pdf
Share This Post, Choose Your Platform!
About the Author: osnqt
