WIC and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Modernization

FMNP and SFMNP Modernization

FNS supports the modernization of the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) and the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP). Modernizing WIC FMNP and SFMNP is expected to:

Encourage families to redeem more of their food benefits;
Increase access to fresh, unprepared, locally grown fruits and vegetables;
Help more families engage with farmers in their community; and
Advance equity.

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eSolutions

Electronic solutions (eSolutions) are a key step in modernizing WIC FMNP and SFMNP. This transition aims to improve the program experience for state agencies, participants, farmers, and farmers’ markets. FNS is available to support state agencies as they consider options that best meet their needs.

FMNP eSolution Implementation Status: For an accessible text version of this map download the plain text outline.

Source: eSolution implementation status communicated to FNS as of Oct. 1, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau 2022 Cartographic Boundary files.
SFMNP eSolution Implementation Status: For an accessible text version of this map download the plain text outline.

Source: eSolution implementation status communicated to FNS as of Oct. 1, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau 2022 Cartographic Boundary files.

Implemented and Planned eSolutions by Provider

Note: The following reflects completed and planned eSolution implementation as of Oct. 1, 2024, as communicated to FNS.

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FMNP

Chickasaw Nation
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
North Carolina
Oregon
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Washington
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia

SFMNP

California
Chickasaw Nation
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Washington
West Virginia

SoliSYSTEMS

FMNP

Alabama
Cherokee Nation
Connecticut
Delaware
Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
Nevada
South Carolina

SFMNP

Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
Five Sandoval Indian Pueblos
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico

Central Bank

FMNP

Missouri
Pennsylvania

SFMNP

Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Pennsylvania

RP Solutions

FMNP

Iowa
Minnesota
Virginia
Wisconsin

SFMNP

Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Virginia
Wisconsin

Market Link

FMNP

Indiana

SFMNP

Indiana

Healthy Together

FMNP

Maryland

SFMNP

Maryland

Other Provider

FMNP

California
Georgia
Maine
Michigan
New Jersey

SFMNP

Georgia
New Jersey
Washington, D.C

Undecided

FMNP

Alaska
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Illinois
Montana
New Hampshire
Ohio
Omaha Nation

SFMNP

Alaska
Illinois
Michigan
Montana
North Carolina
Oklahoma

Resources for State Agencies

Technical Resources

FNS encourages FMNP and SFMNP state agencies to review the WIC FMNP and SFMNP FY 2022 Guidance Package, which sets forth the process to pursue program operational changes. Operational changes may include implementing an eSolution or seeking program flexibilities through waiver requests.

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WIC FMNP Waivers

FNS is supporting flexibility and innovation through the waiver authority granted under the American Rescue Plan Act (PL 117-2, ARPA). Under this authority, WIC FMNP state agencies were able to request regulatory and statutory waivers to test new and innovative models of operation. ARPA waiver authority applies only to WIC FMNP and did not give FNS the authority to approve waivers for SFMNP.

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WIC FMNP eSolutions Grants

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (PL 117-2, ARPA) provided USDA with $390 million, available through FY 2024. ARPA's funds are intended to carry out outreach, innovation, and program modernization efforts to increase participation and redemption of benefits for both the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP). Learn more about WIC modernization efforts.

In FY 2022 and FY 2023, FNS offered grants to modernize benefit delivery to FMNP state agencies, including Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) and territories. These grants allow state agencies to procure and implement web-based mobile benefit delivery software. Subject to the availability of federal funds, FNS will offer additional grants to FMNP state agencies in FY 2024. The primary goals of these grant projects are to: (1) modernize benefit delivery for FMNP state agencies, participants, farmers, and farmers’ markets; and (2) increase benefit utilization at farmers and farmers’ markets.

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SFMNP ARPA Grants

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (PL 117-2, ARPA) provided USDA with $50 million to implement SFMNP initiatives to maintain and improve supply chain resiliency, which also improves the nutrition security of eligible participants. In accordance with Section 1001 of ARPA, FNS provided $50 million in non-competitive grants to SFMNP state agencies to implement program initiatives to sustain, improve, and expand their operations and services to strengthen farmers’ markets and CSAs, and provide more support for local farmers. Grant funds may be used through Sept. 30, 2024, for one or more of the following five initiatives:

Transition to an eSolution;
Expand service area(s);
Serve more eligible seniors;
Issue the $50 maximum benefit; and/or
Implement other program improvements.

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