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119-hr-7571119th CongressWALLET

GusNIP Expansion Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]

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Summary

Expands and scales federal support for the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP). It also creates a Produce Prescription Program to test delivering fruit and vegetable benefits through clinical care and to study health and cost impacts.

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  • Low-income families and clinic patients may get more incentives and targeted produce prescriptions aimed at increasing fruit and vegetable consumption, reducing food insecurity, and lowering health care use. Expansion grants must serve at least 300 patients and last at least 12 months.
  • Independent retailers and farmers markets get priority in new cooperative agreements that require at least a 4-year duration and that at least 90% of funds be spent on redeemed incentives before an agreement ends.
  • Federal cost-sharing for incentives is generally capped at 50% with a waiver for persistent poverty areas. Cooperative agreements are structured to scale statewide programs and are limited to entities that previously received a grant.

*This bill authorizes new federal funding of roughly $57.5 million per year for 2027–2031, $56.0 million per year from 2032 onward, plus $12.0 million per year for 2027–2031 for specified purposes, increasing federal spending.*

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

New produce prescription grants

This bill would create a new produce prescription grant program. Small seeding grants would be $100,000 to $400,000. Larger expansion grants would be $1,000,000 to $2,500,000 and must serve at least 300 patients and run 12 months or longer. The Secretary would set up a review panel within 1 year and must report with recommendations on moving payment to health insurers within 3 years and address a transition within 10 years.

Scale statewide nutrition incentives

If enacted, the Secretary would form multi-year cooperative agreements to scale statewide nutrition incentive programs. Agreements must last at least 4 years and only be made with entities that previously received a GusNIP grant. Before each agreement ends, at least 90% of the agreement funds must be spent on redeemed incentives at eligible retailers. The Secretary would prioritize projects that work in varied retail settings, including independent retailers and farmers markets.

Steady GusNIP grant funding

If enacted, the government would provide $57,500,000 each year for GusNIP grants in fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Starting in fiscal year 2032, it would provide $56,000,000 each year for those grants. The bill also includes a separate $12,000,000 annual allocation for FY2027–FY2031 for related program purposes.

Federal share cap for incentives

This bill would generally cap the federal share of a GusNIP activity at 50% of total project cost. The Secretary could waive that 50% cap for counties that had at least 20% of the population living in poverty over the prior 30 years (using decennial census and SAIPE) or for census tracts with at least 20% poverty over the prior 30 years using 5-year ACS data.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]

AR • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 2/13/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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