Wholesome wave georgia believes that all georgians should have access to good, wholesome and locally grown food

The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded Wholesome Wave Georgia Incorporated $1 million under the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP, CFDA 10.331) from September 2021 through August 2024.

Through its Georgia Fresh for Less program, Wholesome Wave Georgia will match each Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program dollar spent at partner farmers markets and farms with additional incentives to encourage SNAP recipients to purchase more fresh fruits and vegetables locally. This aims to improve nutrition while supporting local food economies. The services directly align with GusNIP's goal of increasing purchases of fruits and vegetables among low-income consumers through incentives provided at the point of sale.

This letter serves as an assurance that our organization is committed to, and has funding from non-federal sources for, the GUS schumacher nutrition incentive (GUSNIP)grantprogram as outlined in our attached proposal. Our goal is to increase access to fresh, wholesome, food for all georgians while contributing to the local food economy. Through our georgia fresh for less program, we match each federal nutrition benefit dollars spent at our partner farmers markets and farms, leveraging existing government food nutrition programs to encourage shopping at local farmers markets and farms and improve the health of participating SNAP recipients. In short, GF4L directly aligns with the fini goal to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables among low-income consumers participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) by providing incentives at the point of purchase.