Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** guscrr funding will allow expansion…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** guscrr funding will allow expansion of our current gusnip project, michigan farm to family: community supported agriculture in three ways to increase equitable access and address additional hardships that might be caused by the covid-19 pandemic. All program models will still provide a 75% incentive to snap households who participant in a local community supported agriculture (CSA) providing fresh produce.gusnip CSA members' delivery fees. Transportation barriers have increased with the loss of income for some snap households related to covid-19. Additionally, populations at highest risk for severe cases of covid-19 could be still isolating at home. To address these barriers, we will offer an incentive, 100% of the delivery cost or $10 (whichever is lower), for current members of our gusnip-funded csas. The delivery option will create more equitable access to csas and could reduce participant attrition.expand local operators. The current model looks for local non-profits like full-service pantries or farmers markets to act as program operators, recruiting snap recipients and handling local administrative responsibilities. Currently a head start is interested in being an operator, potentially increasing reach to snap households with children who will likely also be receiving pandemic electronic benefit transfer (P-EBT) benefits.farm direct model. Some CSA farms have said they could recruit snap participants without the need of a local operator (and that additional distribution site). In this option, the CSA farm will act as the program operator and recruit snap participants and handle administrative responsibilities. Delivery cost incentives would also be offered.