Cap senior FM food

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $274,035 to the State of New Mexico Department of Health on October 1, 2025, under the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (CFDA 10.576). The award funds the delivery of benefits—checks, coupons, or electronic benefits—that low-income seniors exchange for fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, honey, and fresh-cut herbs at farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs. The award period runs through September 30, 2026, with all work performed in New Mexico. The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program awards grants to state agencies on a formula basis to expand access to locally grown produce for eligible seniors; the program operates on a fiscal-year cycle (October 1 through September 30) and requires each participating state agency to submit an annual State Plan of Operations by November 15 for the following year.