Cap FM food expense (O)

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $778,564 to Agricultural Svcs And Development Admin on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.572) to fund food expenses for the WIC FMNP in Puerto Rico through September 30, 2026.

The award supports distribution of FMNP coupons to eligible Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) participants in Puerto Rico, enabling them to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs directly from farmers, farmers' markets, and roadside stands approved to accept the coupons. Agricultural Svcs And Development Admin, a division of the Puerto Rico Department of Agriculture operating as a U.S. Government Entity, administers the program.

The WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program provides eligible WIC participants—pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5 found to be at nutritional risk—with FMNP coupons in addition to their regular WIC benefits. The program aims both to provide fresh, nutritious, unprepared foods to participating families and to expand awareness and sales at local farmers' markets and roadside stands. Grant funds are awarded to state agencies on the basis of federal funding formulas, with payments made by letter of credit.