20237041341059
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Fairview Health Services proposes to open two new VeggieRx sites at low-income communities in Minneapolis and Saint Paul that have high cultural and racial diversity and individuals with food insecurity and diet-related chronic conditions.
The two healthcare sites will each enroll 18 participants per season, for a total of 108 participants over three years. Targeted participants experience food insecurity and diet-related disease and are members of underrepresented populations.
VeggieRx will provide them with Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes weekly for ~24 weeks (growing season in Minnesota). The growers will be local Somali/East African, Hmong, and Latino farmers who will provide culturally appropriate produce to the participants.
The objectives are to show that participants (1) find the food to be culturally appropriate and sufficient to prevent hunger, (2) increase their fruit and vegetable consumption, (3) improve their health, and (4) reduce their utilization of healthcare.
To further reduce food insecurity, a food resource navigator will assist participants in applying for government food programs and will connect them to community resources as appropriate. The program will provide virtual cooking demonstrations, a weekly newsletter with recipes, educational handouts, and a farm tour and community meal.
VeggieRx addresses the GUSNIP goals of improving dietary health through increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, reducing food insecurity, and reducing healthcare costs. The project team will evaluate impact with special attention to the benefits of providing culturally appropriate foods and coupling the food distribution with resource navigation and nutrition education.
The two healthcare sites will each enroll 18 participants per season, for a total of 108 participants over three years. Targeted participants experience food insecurity and diet-related disease and are members of underrepresented populations.
VeggieRx will provide them with Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes weekly for ~24 weeks (growing season in Minnesota). The growers will be local Somali/East African, Hmong, and Latino farmers who will provide culturally appropriate produce to the participants.
The objectives are to show that participants (1) find the food to be culturally appropriate and sufficient to prevent hunger, (2) increase their fruit and vegetable consumption, (3) improve their health, and (4) reduce their utilization of healthcare.
To further reduce food insecurity, a food resource navigator will assist participants in applying for government food programs and will connect them to community resources as appropriate. The program will provide virtual cooking demonstrations, a weekly newsletter with recipes, educational handouts, and a farm tour and community meal.
VeggieRx addresses the GUSNIP goals of improving dietary health through increased consumption of fruits and vegetables, reducing food insecurity, and reducing healthcare costs. The project team will evaluate impact with special attention to the benefits of providing culturally appropriate foods and coupling the food distribution with resource navigation and nutrition education.
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
55454-1450
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Fairview Health Services was awarded
Project Grant 20237041341059
worth $483,612
from the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition in September 2023 with work to be completed primarily in Minneapolis Minnesota United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 10.331 Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants Program.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Produce Prescription Program.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 9/21/23
Period of Performance
9/15/23
Start Date
9/14/26
End Date
Funding Split
$483.6K
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$483.6K
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
20237041341059
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
Nonprofit With 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other Than An Institution Of Higher Education)
Awarding Office
1234HU INSTITUTE OF FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION (IFSN)
Funding Office
1234HU INSTITUTE OF FOOD SAFETY AND NUTRITION (IFSN)
Awardee UEI
EA4PYMYAGJU3
Awardee CAGE
312B4
Performance District
MN-05
Senators
Amy Klobuchar
Tina Smith
Tina Smith
Modified: 9/21/23