Author: PCG | Posted: 24. August 2010 03:36

Boston, MA, August, 2010 - Massachusetts was just selected as the winner of a grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to administer the Healthy Incentives Pilot (HIP) in Hampden County.   With the help of a PCG grant writing team, the MA Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA) submitted a proposal in May, which USDA described as “a comprehensive pilot proposal that included very thorough and strong design, implementation, staffing, and management plans.”  

HIP will test whether incentives for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households to buy fresh produce will increase the purchase of healthy foods.  Beginning in the fall of 2011, for every dollar spent on allowable produce, HIP participants will receive 30 cents back in additional SNAP benefits.  Massachusetts was the only state chosen to administer this groundbreaking study. For more information: hhs@publicconsultinggroup.com