The investment will support 43 proposals linked to the Produce Prescription Program, of which 95% are first-time applicants to that program, and eight GusNIP Nutrition Incentive projects.
One of the projects receiving funding will help The Farmers Market Fund in Portland, Oregon, expand its Double up Food Bucks program. Across nearly every county in the state, participants at 80 farmers markets, 10 farm stands, 45 grocery stores and 40 Community Supported Agriculture models will get a dollar-for-dollar incentive at the point of purchase next year and 2024.
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