GusNIP Expansion Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Crawford
Introduced
Summary
This bill would scale and fund nutrition incentives to expand fruit and vegetable access and to pilot produce-prescription programs tied to clinical care.
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- Families and low-income households would see larger, state-scaled incentive programs that are redeemable at eligible retailers and farmers markets. Cooperative agreements would require at least 90% of funds be used for redeemed incentives.
- Patients and clinics would gain a new Produce Prescription pilot grant stream to test if giving fruits and vegetables improves diet, reduces food insecurity, and cuts health care use. Grant awards range from $100,000–$400,000 for smaller grants and $1.0 million–$2.5 million for larger expansion grants.
- State SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) agencies, nonprofits, and local governments would be eligible for 4-year cooperative agreements to run statewide incentives. The program would prioritize projects that operate across varied retail settings and that have prior grant experience.
*This bill would authorize a multi-year federal spending commitment of $57.5 million annually for fiscal years 2027–2031 and $56.0 million thereafter to support GusNIP expansion and produce-prescription pilots.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
More grocery incentives for SNAP families
If enacted, the bill would give GusNIP steady annual funding and direct much of it to statewide scaling agreements. It would authorize $57,500,000 per year for FY2027–FY2031 and $56,000,000 per year starting in FY2032. The Secretary would set aside $12,000,000 for each year FY2027–FY2031 and must use 80% of remaining funds for cooperative agreements to scale incentive programs. Cooperative agreements would run at least 4 years, go only to entities that previously received grants, and must spend at least 90% of their funds on redeemed incentives at eligible retailers before the agreement ends. The Secretary would prioritize projects that work in many retail settings, including independent stores and farmers markets.
Produce prescription grants for patients
If enacted, the Secretary would create a produce prescription grant program with two grant streams. Pilot and infrastructure grants would be $100,000 to $400,000. Clinical expansion grants would be $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 and must serve at least 300 patients for 12 months or longer. Half of applicable funds would go to pilots and half to clinical expansion. The Secretary would set up a review panel within 1 year and must issue a study with recommendations on moving payments to health insurance within 3 years and a plan for transition within 10 years.
Federal match cap and waiver
If enacted, the bill would limit the Federal share of Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive activities to no more than 50 percent of total cost. The Secretary could waive that 50% cap for activities in counties with long-term high poverty or in census tracts with long-term poverty, as measured by the decennial census and Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates or the 5-year American Community Survey. A qualifying county must have had at least 20% poverty over the prior 30 years; a qualifying census tract must have at least 20% poverty over the prior 30 years per the 5-year ACS.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Crawford
AR • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 2/13/2026
Roll Call Votes
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