Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA FINI 009751
The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Centers opportunity is a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) funding announcement focused on strengthening GusNIP nationwide by supporting centralized centers that can guide, train, and evaluate GusNIP-related work. Rather than funding a single local nutrition incentive or produce prescription project, this grant is designed to fund cooperative agreement-style support services that help potential applicants and existing projects succeed, scale, and operate consistently. The core purpose is to provide training, technical assistance, evaluation capacity, and information-sharing support to nutrition incentive projects, produce prescription projects, and to the GusNIP program overall.
In practical terms, the funded centers are expected to act as backbone support for the GusNIP ecosystem. That includes helping organizations understand program rules and expectations, improving project design and implementation, supporting data collection and evaluation approaches, and distributing clear, usable information that can raise the quality and consistency of GusNIP efforts across different communities and regions. The emphasis on training and technical assistance suggests a strong focus on practical guidance: helping applicants prepare stronger proposals, helping awardees manage and report on their projects effectively, and helping ensure that funded activities align with GusNIP goals related to increasing access to fruits and vegetables and improving nutrition outcomes for participating communities.
Eligibility is broad and intentionally inclusive of the kinds of entities that are positioned to provide national or multi-regional leadership and support. Eligible applicants include nongovernmental organizations, state cooperative extension services, regional food systems centers, and Federal, State, or Tribal agencies. Institutions of higher education are also eligible, as defined by Section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)), and the Secretary may determine other entities as appropriate. This wide eligibility range reflects the reality that effective training, technical assistance, and evaluation support can be led by different types of organizations, including nonprofits with deep implementation experience, universities with evaluation and research expertise, extension systems with on-the-ground technical support reach, and public agencies with policy and program administration capacity.
A major theme in the announcement is partnership. Applicants are encouraged to form partnerships with public or private entities across nonprofit and for-profit sectors, and to build links with academic institutions, including minority-serving institutions as well as tribal colleges and universities. The opportunity also explicitly encourages collaboration with community-based organizations, Tribal Nations, and local government entities. This partnership emphasis is framed as a way to bring additional resources to the work and to address longstanding gaps in underserved communities, particularly where past systems have failed to deliver equitable access, support, or outcomes. The message is that successful applicants should not operate in isolation; they should demonstrate credible, functional collaboration that improves reach, relevance, and effectiveness for communities most impacted by inequities.
From an application standpoint, the notice stresses that applicants must meet all requirements described in the Request for Applications (RFA). Missing eligibility criteria by the deadline can lead to exclusion from consideration or prevent NIFA from issuing an award. For organizations that are newer to federal financial assistance, NIFA points applicants toward its Grants Overview resource to better understand the federal awards process, expectations, and compliance basics. That detail signals that the program is open to a variety of applicants, but it also underscores that federal grant compliance and responsiveness to the RFA are non-negotiable.
Key administrative details in the source information include the funding opportunity title and number (USDA NIFA FINI 009751), the agency (USDA NIFA), and the CFDA/Assistance Listing number (10.331). The opportunity is categorized as mandatory and uses a grant funding instrument type, with the funding activity category listed as agriculture. The original closing date shown is May 4, 2023, and the award ceiling listed is $7,000,000. These details matter because they help applicants confirm they are looking at the correct program, assess the potential scale of an award, and understand how the opportunity is classified for federal reporting and search purposes.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as infrastructure funding for GusNIP: it supports the systems that help projects get off the ground, perform well, measure results, and share lessons learned. The target applicant is an organization (or coalition) capable of delivering high-quality training, technical assistance, evaluation support, and information dissemination at a scale that meaningfully strengthens nutrition incentive and produce prescription efforts, while also prioritizing partnerships that improve outcomes and correct persistent inequities in underserved communities.Apply for USDA NIFA FINI 009751
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Nutrition Incentive Program Training, Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Information Centers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.331.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-02-02.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-05-04. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $7,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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