Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-02-14 — Food Deserts Act: cross-connection with food-deserts-grant-program: Both aim to improve access to healthy/affordable food in underserved communities — Food Deserts Act on the supply side (financing grocery stores), GusNIP on the demand side (SNAP incentives for fruits/vegetables). (novelty: 3)
- 2025-03-28 — SHOPP Act of 2025: 2025 — SHOPP Act of 2025 (introduced) would expand GusNIP’s Nutrition Incentive and Produce Prescription programs to cover fresh frozen fruits and vegetables (and legumes in the Produce Prescription Program) and prioritize projects providing year-round nutrition incentives for SNAP participants. (novelty: 2)