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<section article="gag" article_name="Agriculture" number="10-2004" title_number="10" title_name="Promotion and Identification of Agricultural Products" subtitle_number="20" subtitle_name="Maryland Farms and Families Program">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A nonprofit organization or other person is qualified to receive funds in accordance with this subtitle if the Department determines that the organization or person has a demonstrated record of:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Designing and implementing successful healthy food incentive programs that connect federal food benefits recipients with local producers;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Implementing funds distributing and reporting processes;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Providing training and technical assistance to farmers markets;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Conducting community outreach and data collection, including customer surveys; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>Providing a full accounting and administration of funds distributed to farmers markets.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>In addition to the requirements under paragraph (1) of this subsection, in awarding funds in accordance with this subtitle, the Department may consider whether the organization or person has a demonstrated record of providing services in healthy food priority areas.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Within 90 days after the end of a calendar year, an organization or person that received funds in accordance with this subtitle shall submit a report to the Department that includes the following information:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The names and locations of Maryland farmers markets that received funds under the Program;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The dollar amount of funds awarded to each participating farmers market;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The dollar amount of FMNP, SNAP, and WIC benefits, and funds provided under the Program that were spent at participating farmers markets, as well as any unspent funds;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The number of FMNP, SNAP, and WIC transactions carried out at participating farmers markets; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The impact of the Program on increasing the quantity of fresh fruits and vegetables consumed by FMNP, SNAP, and WIC families, as determined by customer surveys.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
