Farmers market fund (FMF) and program partners seek to enable snap participants in oregon to increase their purchases of fresh, local fruits and vegetables, while providing timely and immediate…

Farmers market fund (FMF) and program partners seek to enable snap participants in oregon to increase their purchases of fresh, local fruits and vegetables, while providing timely and immediate covid-19 pandemic relief, through expansion of the successful double up food bucks (DUFB) snap incentive program. Snap participants at 72 farmers markets, 37 grocery stores, and 28 csas in oregon will receive a dollar for dollar incentive - above and beyond the levels in FMF's 2020 gusnip grant - during the 2021 and 2022 program seasons. This growing collection of outlet types and locations means DUFB will support oregon families and farmers wherever they live.through this project, farmers market fund will: 1) expand the scope of FMF's existing gusnip grant to offer immediate covid-19 relief to snap participants by increasing the daily maximum match from $10 to $20 at most sites, 2) dramatically increase the geographic range of participating firms, with a special focus on those in high need communities, 3) reduce barriers to participation in the current DUFB program for both firms and shoppers, and 4) test the impact of a $20 maximum match, contribute findings to a comparative study, and willingly participate in the comprehensive guscrr evaluation.?this program is led by farmers market fund, a portland-based nonprofit who has coordinated snap matching programs since 2012. IT builds off of the groundwork laid by the fini grant they received and successfully implemented from 2015-2018, and the large-scale gusnip grant they received in 2020.