MN HF3005

Establishes the Healthy Eating, Here at Home program administered by the commissioner of human services to provide incentives for low-income Minnesotans to use SNAP benefits at Minnesota-based farmers' markets.

Commissioner allocates grant funds to nonprofit organizations that distribute vouchers to SNAP participants using EBT cards for healthy purchases (fruit, vegetables, and meat).

Grant recipients must submit plans ensuring equitable geographic distribution of funds and demonstrate capacity to reach seniors and eligible households in rural Minnesota.

Eligible households must meet federal SNAP eligibility requirements and receive information about allowable voucher uses at farmers' markets.

Appropriates $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 from the general fund to implement the program; nonprofit grant recipients must report annually on vouchers issued, people served, and program effectiveness.