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<section number="12-117" name="Grants under the SNAP to Health Program" law="code" slug="sec-12-117" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_12HE_DIV2FOSEFA_SD4SNHEPR_S12-117GRUNSNHEPR">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The Department shall provide grants:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>To a Farmer's Market to offset the initial cost of establishing a SNAP acceptance and processing system.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To a Farmer's Market to offset the costs associated with managing SNAP acceptance and processing such as fees associated with hosting an Electronic Bank Transfer (EBT) device, transaction fees associated with SNAP purchases on the EBT device, and staff costs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Contingent upon available funding, a Farmer's Market applying for the type of grant assistance found in this Section is eligible for up to three (3) years of assistance in the following increments:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>In the first year, the grant may offset up to One Hundred Percent (100%) of the costs.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In the second year, the grant may offset up to Fifty Percent (50%) of the costs.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>In the third year, the grant may offset up to Twenty Five Percent (25%) of the costs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A farmer's market may not receive more than $5,000 in County grants under this program in a single fiscal year.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Department shall establish the eligibility requirements the managing entity of a farmer's market must meet in order to qualify for a grant through program regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 12-120.</text>
  </level>
</section>
