Year Awarded
2016
Amount
$50,000
Grant Start
1/1/2016
Term (Months)
12
Priority Area
Flint Water Crisis
Double Up Food Bucks Flint 2016 – Supplement
Fair Food Network
Supplemental project support to the Fair Food Network for the Double Up Food Bucks Flint 2016 project, which provides low-income, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients with incentives to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at participating farmers' markets and vegetable stands in Michigan. This grant will support a variety of program enhancements designed to expand resident participation among Flint residents and encourage increased consumption of healthy foods such a fruits, vegetables and dairy products that reduce lead absorption in children and adults.