Section 49014 Of Chapter 13. Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 17. >> Chapter 13.
49014
. The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program shall be
administered in accordance with all of the following:
(a) Subject to the regulations adopted by the National Institute
of Food and Agriculture in the United States Department of
Agriculture in accordance with the federal Agricultural Act of 2014
(Public Law 113-79), or any subsequent federal agricultural act,
moneys in the Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Account shall be
awarded in the form of grants to qualified entities for consumer
incentive programs.
(b) (1) The Office of Farm to Fork shall establish minimum
standards, funding schedules, and procedures for awarding grants in
consultation with the United States Department of Agriculture and
other interested stakeholders, including, but not limited to, the
State Department of Public Health, State Department of Social
Services, organizations with expertise in nutrition benefit programs
or consumer incentive programs, small business owners that may
qualify as a qualified entity, and certified farmers' market
operators.
(2) The department shall not use more than one-third of the
Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program funds for consumer
incentive programs with qualified entities described in paragraph (2)
of subdivision (c) of Section 49012.
(c) The department shall give priority in awarding grants to
qualified entities based on, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The service of an area of population currently not being
served by a consumer incentive program.
(2) The degree of the existence of the following demographic
conditions and the character of the communities in which sales of
California grown fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables are made to the
public by authorized vendors operating in conjunction with a
qualified entity:
(A) The number of people who are eligible for, or receiving,
nutrition benefit program services.
(B) The prevalence of diabetes, obesity, and other diet-related
illnesses.
(C) The availability of access to fresh fruits, nuts, and
vegetables.
(3) Demonstrated efficiency in the administration of a consumer
incentive program.