Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program

Applications are due May 14, 2024.
The GusNIP Nutrition Program funds and evaluates projects to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables among USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands and the USDA Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Block Grants for Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands by providing a financial incentive at the point of purchase. Approximately $36.3 million is available. The program encourages projects that serve underrepresented communities and geographies, encourages pursuing program priorities through application of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in collaboration and consultation with Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples, and encourages applicants to highlight proposed project plans that emphasize food and nutrition security, nutritional quality, environmental stewardship (e.g., food loss and waste, climate), culturally sensitive food and/or food practices, and economic and social equity.