The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program
- Posted
- May 13, 2026
- Closed
- June 16, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $15,000,000
- Award floor
- $10,000
- Program funding
- $36,300,000
- Expected awards
- 15
- Cost sharing
- Yes
- Instrument
- Grant
- Assistance listing
- 10.331
- Category
- Agriculture
- Archives
- July 16, 2026
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 10.331 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $49M
- FY2026 obligated
- $33.9M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 176
Top recipients: Chn Nebraska, Fair Food Network, Farm Fresh Rhode Island, Fund for Public Health in New York, Inc., University of California, San Diego
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The purpose of the GusNIP-NI is to fund and evaluate projects intended to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables by SNAP participants in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands; and the Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Block Grants participants in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands by providing incentives at the point of purchase. When the term “SNAP/NAP” is used it is means both the SNAPNAP Block Grants.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Applicants for the GusNIP-NI must meet all the requirements discussed in this NOFO. 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 About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. 1. Eligible Entity Eligibility to apply for a GusNIP-NI grant is limited to governmental agencies and non-profit organizations. 2. Partners and Collaborators Applicants for GusNIP grants may seek and create partnerships with public or private, nonprofit or for-profit entities, including links with academic institutions (including Tribal colleges and universities) and/or other non-government entities; and/or partnering entities for the purposes of providing additional resources . GusNIP-NI 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, a retail food store participating in SNAP/NAP, and a Tribal, state, territory, or local agency. Subgrants are subject to NIFA approval. Only the applicant must meet the requirements specified above for grant eligibility. When planning partnerships and collaborations, applicants may subaward to organizations not eligible to apply directly to the GusNIP-NI provided such organizations are necessary for the successful completion of the project, will complete and maintain active registration with SAM, and are otherwise eligible to receive federal assistance awards. All organizations not eligible to receive a federal award are listed in SAM with the Exclusion Type. See SAM Exclusion Types.…
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