Community Farm Alliance

The Kentucky Double Dollars (KDD) Program Builds on Four Years of Successful Double Dollarsprograms in Kentucky by Merging Community Farm ALLIANCE'S (CFA) Farmers Market Doubledollars Program and Bluegrass Farm to TABLE'S (BGFTT) Fini Piloted Bluegrass Double Dollarsprogram. This Comprehensive, Statewide Incentive Program Will Increase the Purchase Andconsumption of Kentucky-grown Produce Among Low-income Individuals Participating in Thesupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by Providing Point-of-sale KDD Incentives IN22 Counties Across Kentucky (including 4 Promise Zone Counties). Specifically, KDD Will Beoffered at 49 Urban and Rural FARMERS' Markets, 13 Fresh Stop Markets (community-driven, Slidingfee Scale, Multi-farm Community-supported Agriculture (CSA) Markets), and 3 Retail Sites--two Ofwhich Are Located in Food Deserts. the KDD Program Serves the Dual Mission of Increasing Accessto Healthy, Fresh, Local Produce for Snap Participants and Directly Supporting Kentucky Farmers.specifically, KDD Will 1) Increase the Accessibility and Affordability of Locally-grown Produceamong Snap Participants 2) Increase the Consumption of Locally-grown Produce Among Snapparticipants and 3) Sustain and Expand the Market for KENTUCKY'S Produce Growers. Cfa Andbgftt in Partnership With the KDD Advisory Council (a Statewide Network of Ngos, Stateagencies, FARMERS' Markets and Retailers, Low-income Stakeholders and Funders), and the Kddprogram Coordinator Will Work to Design, Implement, and Track the Progress of the KDD Program.this Project Team Will Also Work With Wholesome Wave and the University of KENTUCKY'SCOMMUNITY and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (CEDIK) to Conduct Acomprehensive Program and Economic Impact Evaluation.