Source: THE PRODUCE NEWS, 8/9/17


U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced 32 grants totaling $16.8 million to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables. The program is operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The funding comes from the Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive program, authorized by the 2014 farm bill. “These grants help provide low income families with the resources they need to consume more nutritious food. Last year, SNAP helped put healthy food on the tables of at least 44 million Americans, including 19 million children,” Perdue said in a press release.

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