Fundacion Mmm Inc

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** PUERTO RICO IMPORTS 88% OF ITS FOOD AND PRODUCE. FOOD INSECURITY, AS RECENTLY EVIDENCED AFTER CATEGORY-5 HURRICANE MARIA, IS A REAL ISSUE IMPACTING 3.2 MILLION US CITIZENS IN THE WATERLOCKED ISLAND. THE TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD CAN BE IMPACTED BY FACTORS SUCH AS WEATHER EVENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITATIONS. IN RECENT YEARS, THE ISLAND HAS FACED A RANGE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, INCLUDING DEVASTATING HURRICANES, EARTHQUAKES, AND COVID-19, AS WELL AS A LONG-STANDING DEBT CRISIS THAT HAS LIMITED INVESTMENT IN LOCAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS. DESPITE THE ISLAND'S TROPICAL CLIMATE AND FERTILE SOIL, THE AFOREMENTIONED ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTIES IN ACCESSING HEALTHY AND AFFORDABLE FOOD OPTIONS, PARTICULARLY AMONG NAP PARTICIPANTS. ACCORDING TO THE PUERTO RICO NAP STATE PLAN OF OPERATIONS FY 2023 FROM THE ADMINISTRATION FOR THE SOCIOECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE FAMILY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AFFAIRS, THERE ARE CURRENTLY 836,816 HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING IN THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT PROGRAM (NAP). THESE HOUSEHOLDS ARE COMPRISED OF 1,482,295 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RECEIVING ESSENTIAL SUPPORT THROUGH THE NAP PROGRAM REPRESENTING A STAGGERING 46.03% OF PUERTO RICO'S POPULATION. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO IMPLEMENT AN INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE THE PURCHASE AND CONSUMPTION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, THEREBY INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS FOR NAP PARTICIPANTS ON THE ISLAND, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING THE LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY.FOUNDATION MMM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING NAP APPROVED ONLINE GROCERY STORE FRESH HOUSE, LLC, WILL IMPLEMENT A NUTRITION INCENTIVE PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO INTEGRATING TRADITIONAL OUTREACH EFFORTS WITH DIGITAL MECHANISMS TO INCREASE THE PURCHASE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BY NAP PARTICIPANTS WHEREAS ELECTRONIC INCENTIVES ARE PROVIDED AT THE POINTS OF PURCHASE. THE FRESH ACCESS TO PUERTO RICO PROJECT WILL OFFER AN ELECTRONIC INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR NAP PARTICIPANTS TO PURCHASE LOCALLY GROWN FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. THE INCENTIVES WILL TAKE THE FORM OF ELECTRONIC COUPONS THAT CAN BE REDEEMED THROUGH FRESH HOUSE ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM. PARTICIPANTS WHO PURCHASE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES WILL RECEIVE A $1 MATCH INCENTIVE TO PURCHASE OTHER ELIGIBLE FOOD UNDER NAP.TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE DATA MANAGEMENT, OUR DIGITAL PLATFORM WILL ALLOW US TO COLLECT PURCHASING DATA, FEEDBACK, AND PARTICIPANT DETAILS. PURCHASE DATA WILL BE ANALYZED TO UNDERSTAND THE POPULAR PRODUCTS, PURCHASING PATTERNS, AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INCENTIVE THROUGH TIME. POST-PURCHASE, PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A SHORT SURVEY, WITH INCENTIVIZED COMPLETION, TO UNDERSTAND THEIR SATISFACTION RATE, THE EASE OF USING THE INCENTIVE, PRODUCE CONSUMPTION PATTERNS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS. THESE EVALUATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED PERIODICALLY, ALLOWING US TO PIVOT OUR EFFORTS, IF NECESSARY. THEY RELATE DIRECTLY TO OUR DESIRED OUTCOME OF INCREASED PRODUCE PURCH,ASES AMONG NAP PARTICIPANTS, ENSURING THEY GAIN MAXIMUM BENEFITS FROM THE PROGRAM.