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Release No. 0134.09
Contact: Jean Daniel (703) 305-2286
Printable version
Secretary Vilsack Awards $22.4
Million in Grants to States for the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today
announced final Fiscal Year 2009 grant awards to 50 state agencies and tribal
organizations for the Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP).
"The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program provides an opportunity for
low-income seniors to improve their diets and overall nutritional health by
increasing their consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables," said Secretary
Vilsack. "The Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program also benefits local
farmers because the program brings additional customers to their markets."
The SFMNP, which was established in 2001, provides low-income seniors with
coupons that can be exchanged for fresh produce at farmers' markets, roadside
stands and community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs. The SFMNP is intended
to provide fresh, nutritious, locally grown fruits, vegetables and herbs to
low-income seniors and to increase the consumption of agricultural commodities
by expanding or aiding in the development of farmers' markets and other outlets.
The SFMNP, reauthorized under the recently-enacted Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (also known as the 2008 Farm Bill), is expected to serve over
900,000 low-income senior citizens nationwide this season through grants to
state agencies and Indian Tribal governments. This year, coupons for fresh
produce will be accepted by over 16,600 farmers at more than 5,800 markets,
roadside stands and CSA programs.
The new Farm Bill provides $20.6 million to operate the Senior Farmers'
Market Nutrition Program in 2009. Another $1.7 million is available from SFMNP
funds that were unspent in Fiscal Year 2008. Fifty States and Tribal
Organizations will receive funding in 2009, including two states that will be
operating the program for the first time-Texas and Oklahoma.
| STATE |
FY 2009 |
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| Alabama |
$1,732,673 |
| Alaska |
95,265 |
| Arizona |
161,111 |
| Arkansas |
123,826 |
| California |
837,988 |
| Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma |
177,985 |
| Connecticut |
90,736 |
| District of Columbia |
160,312 |
| Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos, Inc. |
19,240 |
| Florida |
108,550 |
| Georgia |
258,690 |
| Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa
Indians |
9,925 |
| Hawaii |
553,412 |
| Illinois |
882,336 |
| Indiana |
61,676 |
| Iowa |
593,009 |
| Kentucky |
327,368 |
| Louisiana |
418,972 |
| Maine |
1,027,956 |
| Maryland |
232,430 |
| Massachusetts |
575,240 |
| Michigan |
250,103 |
| Minnesota |
122,657 |
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians |
29,440 |
| Mississippi |
102,388 |
| Montana |
101,920 |
| Nebraska |
255,353 |
| Nevada |
169,830 |
| New Hampshire |
101,431 |
| New Jersey |
1,211,989 |
| New Mexico |
337,004 |
| New York |
1,972,828 |
| North Carolina |
89,075 |
| Ohio |
1,779,625 |
| Oklahoma * |
75,000 |
| Oregon |
938,404 |
| Osage Tribal Council |
38,140 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,973,789 |
| Pueblo of San Felipe |
17,474 |
| Puerto Rico |
1,034,762 |
| Rhode Island |
286,360 |
| Standing Rock |
22,200 |
| South Carolina |
660,941 |
| Tennessee |
564,863 |
| Texas* |
124,288 |
| Vermont |
94,659 |
| Virginia |
490,825 |
| Washington |
249,974 |
| West Virginia |
544,630 |
| Wisconsin |
355,900 |
| NATIONAL TOTALS |
$22,444,552 |
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| * New State Agency |
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Last modified:
05/21/2009
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