Assistance program
WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
$140.0 Million committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Food and Nutrition Service, Agriculture, Department of
- Assistance
- Formula Grants
- CFDA number
- 10.572
- What it does
- 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.
- Who benefits
- Women, infants (over 4 months old), and children (ages 1 year up to age 5) who have been certified to receive WIC Program benefits or are on a waiting list for WIC certification are eligible to participate in the FMNP. State agencies may serve some or all of these categories.
- Who applies
- Each WIC 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.
- Authorized by
- 42 U.S.C. § 1786
- Public Law 117-2
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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