CalFresh Fruit & Vegetable EBT Pilot Project

AB 1811, Chapter 35, (2018), added Welfare and Institutions Code 10072.3 and created the California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project. The goal of the pilot project was to develop and refine a scalable model for increasing the purchase and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables by delivering supplemental benefits to CalFresh recipients in a way that could be easily adopted by USDA FNS (Food and Nutrition Service) authorized retailers of various types, sizes, and locations in the future. The California Department of Social Services EBT, in partnership with CalFresh, the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration (OSI), and the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) awarded three grants to non-profit organizations to meet this goal.

CalFresh Fruit & Vegetable EBT Pilot Project Relaunch

CDSS is pleased to announce that the California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project will resume for a limited time in Fall 2024. We encourage participants and stakeholders to regularly check this webpage for updates and important information about the pilot’s relaunch.

Participating Retailers and Farmers Markets: