10.572: WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)

10.572

Active

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) [USDA]

Aug. 9, 2022

Aug. 9, 2022

The purposes of the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) are: (1) To provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs from farmers, farmers’ markets, and roadside stands to women, infants, and children who participate in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); and (2) to expand the awareness, use, and sales at farmers' markets and roadside stands.

B - Project Grants

Each State agency desiring to administer the FMNP shall annually submit a State Plan of Operations and enter into a written agreement with FNS for administration of the Program in the jurisdiction of the State agency. New State agencies are selected based on the availability of funds, after base grants for currently participating State agencies. Local FMNP agencies are selected by participating State agencies based on concentration of eligible WIC participants and access to farmers' markets.

Each State agency desiring to administer the FMNP shall annually submit a State Plan of Operations and enter into a written agreement with FNS for the administration of the Program in the jurisdiction of the State agency. New State agencies are selected based on the availability of funds, after base grants for currently participating State agencies. Participating state agencies select local FMNP agencies based on the concentration of eligible WIC participants and access to farmers' markets.

10.551 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

10.565 - Commodity Supplemental Food Program

10.576 - Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program

10.557 - WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

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