Establishes a pilot program to provide monthly payments to eligible households for purchasing fresh produce.
The Fresh Bucks for Fresh Produce Act establishes a pilot program in the Department of Agriculture to provide monthly payments to eligible households for purchasing fresh produce. The program aims to connect households with produce in their communities. Eligible households include those with incomes at or below 80% of the area median income. Households receiving benefits under the SNAP program are deemed to meet the income requirement. The program includes strong guardrails to reduce churn and uses electronic benefits transfer card technology for disbursement.
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