Perdue Announces Grants to Encourage SNAP Participants to Purchase Healthy Foods

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue Monday announced 32 grants totaling $16.8 million to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables. The program is operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Secretary Perdue says the grants "help provide low-income families with the resources they need to consume more nutritious food." Last year, according to USDA, SNAP helped put healthy food on the tables of at least 44 million Americans, including 19 million children. Since 2014, USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded more than $65 million through the program. A list of grant recipients is available at USDA.org.