1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Improvement Act of 2023 or the GusNIP Improvement Act of 2023 . 2. Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program (a) In general Section 4405 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 7517 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking subsection (c) and inserting subsection (g)(1) ; (B) in subparagraph (C)— (i) by striking Except as provided in subparagraph (D)(iii) and inserting the following: (i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii) and subparagraph (D)(iii) ; (ii) in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking 50 and inserting 90 ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Small projects The Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity under this subsection the total cost of which is less than $100,000 may be 100 percent. ; and (C) in subparagraph (D)(i)(I), by striking or services and inserting services, or retailer associate wages ; (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (d) through (g), respectively; (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) Scaling grants (1) Definition of covered eligible entity In this subsection, the term covered eligible entity means an eligible entity that— (A) has previously received a large-scale grant under subsection (b); and (B) has— (i) a demonstrated record for launching and maintaining projects described in subsection (b) that have gone through an evaluation within a State, region, or Tribal Nation