USDA Awards $31 Million In Grants To Help SNAP Participants
April 1, 2015 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA has awarded $31.5 million in funding to local, state, and national organizations to support programs that help participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The goal is to help SNAP participants increase their consumption of fruits and vegetables.
These grants were made through the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive (FINI) program authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill.
“Encouraging low income families to put more healthy food in their grocery baskets is part of USDA’s ongoing commitment to improving the diet and health of all Americans,” said the Secretary, who made the announcement at the Freshfields Farm market in Orlando, FL. “These creative community partnerships also benefit regional food producers and local economies along with SNAP participants.”
FINI is a joint effort between USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, which oversees SNAP and has responsibility for evaluating the effectiveness of the incentive projects. The awards under FINI represent a variety of projects, including small pilot projects, multi-year community-based projects, and larger-scale multi-year projects.
USDA is funding projects in 26 states for up to four years, using funds from FY2014 and FY2015. USDA will issue a separate request for applications in FY16, and in subsequent years.
Click here for more information on fiscal year 2014 and 2015 awards
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