The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program
Last verified by NonDilute: 2026-06-08. Official notice and agency instructions control.
Build a scalable incentive system that nudges SNAP/NAP users toward fresh produce at checkout and secure up to $15M in federal funding to prove it works.
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What this is
The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP-NI) provides grants to develop and evaluate projects that offer financial incentives at checkout to encourage SNAP/NAP beneficiaries to buy more produce. Awards range from $10,000 to $15 million and fund solutions operating across all 50 states, D.C., U.S. territories, and Puerto Rico. Success requires demonstrating measurable increases in fruit and vegetable purchases and program sustainability.
Who can apply
Eligibility varies by applicant type; see agency guidance for detailed organizational requirements. Generally open to non-profits, government entities, retailers, and research institutions working directly with SNAP/NAP participants in eligible geographies. Solo founders should verify organizational structure requirements in the full RFP.
Eligible applicant types
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Full description — from the agency
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.
Topics: snap nutrition incentive · fruit vegetable subsidies · point of sale incentives · food access low-income · nutrition assistance programs · healthy food promotion
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