Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** CSA is a snap is a program of the…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** CSA is a snap is a program of the glynwood cetner's hudson valley CSA coalition, a group of more than 120 direct-marketing farms in new york that collaborate to make CSA a familiar and accessible option for everyone in the hudson valley. We believe that people who participate in snap deserve equitable access to the bounty of highly nutritious food their local farmers produce. Data on food insecurity show that a quarter of low-income households in the US, including snap participants, struggle to have enough healthy food for the whole month to meet the nutritional needs of all family members. In short, regional and national data show that affordability and access are key barriers to food and nutrition security for low-income households.CSA is a snap is designed to make CSA more accessible and affordable to customers paying with snap benefits, thereby increasing low-income household food and nutrition security. The program addresses accessibility and affordability by enabling weekly payments for snap members, and by providing a 1:1 matching incentive in the form of a discount, effectively reducing the price of a guaranteed weekly share of locally grown vegetables and fruit by half. CSA is a snap supports USDA strategic goal 4: provide all americans with safe, nutritious food. The program is directly aligned with gusnip's purpose and priorities, including providing a 1:1 matching incentive for locally grown vegetables and fruit, thereby halving the cost of a guaranteed weekly box of fresh produce for those paying with snap benefits.program goals are to: 1) strengthen snap household food and nutrition security by enabling participation in locally-grown vegetable and fruit CSA farm shares; and 2) expand the proportion of low-income, underserved households participating in CSA programs in the hudson valley, while maintaining farm business viability. Objectives to meet these goals are: 1) provide a subsidized dollar-for-dollar fruit and vegetable incentive for snapcustomers; 2) align CSA and snap programs so that snap recipients can legally and practically join; 3) increase CSA awareness and participation among snap recipients; 4) provide nutrition and cooking education and support to snap customers. This expansion project will extend CSA is a snap from the current pilot-scale five farms serving 98 families, to 32 farms serving 768 families across new york's hudson valley region by 2026.