Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program
Cal. FAC § 49012
California Statutes
For purposes of this chapter, the following
definitions shall apply: (a) “Consumer incentive program” means a program administered by a qualified entity that increases the purchasing value of a nutrition benefit client’s benefits when the benefits are used to purchase California fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables. (b) “Nutrition benefit client” means a person who receives services or payments through any of the following:
(1) California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, as described in
Section of the Health and Safety Code.
(2) CalWORKs program, as described in
Chapter 2 (commencing with
Section 11200) of Part of Division of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(3) CalFresh, as described in
Section 18900.2 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(4) Implementation of the federal WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-314).
(5) The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, as described in
Section of Title of the United States Code.
(6) Supplemental Security Income or State Supplementary Payment, as described in
Section and following of Title of the United States Code. (c) “Qualified entity” means either of the following:
(1) A certified farmers’ market, as described in
Section 47004, an association of certified producers, a community-supported agriculture program, as defined in
Section 47060, a farm stand, as defined in
Section 47050, or a nonprofit organization representing a collective or association of certified producers that is authorized by the United States Department of Agriculture to accept federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Chapter 51 (commencing with
Section 2011) of Title of the United States Code) benefits from recipient purchasers at a farmers’ market. Certified producers shall be certified by the county agricultural commissioner pursuant to
Section 47020.
(2) A small business, as defined in
Section of the Government Code, that sells California grown fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables and that is authorized to accept nutrition benefits from any of the programs listed in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive, of subdivision (b).