The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) award a $4,628,765 grant to expand our Bonus Bucks program. This funding enables us to provide an impressive 100% match for SNAP users at select RI farmers markets, CSAs, and farm stands — doubling the purchasing power of low-income Rhode Islanders to buy more nutritious foods and re-investing those federal dollars into the RI economy by directly supporting local growers and food businesses.
