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 and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project (CF&V) Update
As part of its 2025-26 Budget, the State of California has provided dedicated funding to restart the CF&V EBT Pilot Project. Stay tuned for more updates coming soon.
Participating Retailers and Farmers Markets:
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Pilot Grantee
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Grocery Partner
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Participating County
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Fullwell
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Arteaga’s Food Center
- 204 Willow St, San Jose, CA 95110
- 6906 Auto mall Pkwy, Gilroy, CA 95020
- 1003 Lincoln Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
- 2620 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA 95116
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Santa Clara
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Fullwell
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Santa Fe Foods
- 860 White Rd, San Jose, CA 95127
- 7356 Thornton Ave, Newark, CA 94560
- 1017 N Main St, Salinas, CA 93906
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Santa Clara
Alameda
Monterey
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Fullwell
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Harvest Market
- 171 Boatyard Dr, Fort Bragg, CA 95437
- 10501 Lansing St, Mendocino, CA 95460
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Mendocino
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Ecology Center
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Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA)
- Crenshaw Farmers' Market
5730 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90043
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Los Angeles
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Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute at the UCSD
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Mothers Nutritional Center
All 83 locations
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Los Angeles
Orange County
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Diego
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Frequently Asked Questions:
- What is happening?
The CF&V Pilot is ending soon. CF&V incentives will not be issued after the anticipated end date of January 31, 2025.
- What does that mean? What is changing?
If you buy fruits and vegetables at a participating grocery store with your CalFresh dollars, you won’t receive any incentive dollars for that purchase after the end date. You can still use CalFresh benefits as you did before the pilot started.
- Why did the program end?
The CF&V Pilot was a limited-term project. The funding to run the pilot has ended sooner than expected. More updates to come soon.