Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers about Double Up Food Bucks NewStateCloner.
General Program Questions
Double Up matches EBT Card, or food stamp, dollars spent on fruits and vegetables, up to $20 a day. That means families can get twice the fresh fruits and veggies.
Anyone receiving SNAP benefits is automatically eligible for the program. If you have an EBT Card, you are eligible for Double Up.
Statewide, more than [#] grocery stores and farmers markets participate in Double Up. Find a location or contact us to find a participating site near you.
At the farmers market, Double Up Food Bucks can only be used to purchase NewStateCloner-grown fruits and vegetables.
At the grocery store, Double Up Food Bucks can be used to purchase any fresh fruits and vegetables.
You can recommend a location to us to tell us where you want Double Up to take root in your area.
Double Up Food Bucks is available in many states and is growing every day. visit Double Up America to find other state programs across the country.
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Double Up at the Grocery Store
When you use your EBT Card, Double Up matches your fruit and vegetable purchases. For every $1 you spend on fresh fruits and vegetables, you earn $1 in Double Up Food Bucks to buy additional fresh fruits and vegetables in the same grocery store, up to $20 a day.
Grocery stores may use coupons, a loyalty card, or the Double Up Food Bucks card to provide Double Up Food Bucks.
Double Up runs throughout the year at participating stores.
Double Up Food Bucks can be spent on any fresh fruits and vegetables in the store where you earned the Double Up Food Bucks.
There are more than [250] participating locations across NewStateCloner. Find one close to you.
Shopping at the Farmers Market
For every $2 spent with your EBT Card at participating farmers markets, you receive $2 of Double Up Food Bucks to spend on any NewStateCloner-grown fruits and vegetables, up to $20 per day.
Many markets distribute Double Up Food Bucks as tokens, which can be used at any farmers market that participates in Double Up across the state.
EBT Card benefits can be spent on any SNAP-eligible items at the farmers market including fruits, vegetables, bread, eggs, and meat.
Double Up Food Bucks is available at NewStateCloner farmers markets during the market season. Check our location map to see which participating farmers markets near you are open.
Double Up Food Bucks is available at over [#] farmers markets across NewStateCloner. Find one close to you.
SNAP, EBT and the [State Card]
SNAP is a federal food assistance program that provides benefits (or food stamps) so that people in need can purchase healthy food.
Double Up Food Bucks doubles the value of SNAP benefits spent at participating farmers markets and grocery stores.
SNAP is the federal program that provides food assistance, often called food stamps, to those who need it. EBT stands for "Electronic Benefits Transfer" and is the mechanism to use SNAP benefits.
In NewStateCloner, people who are eligible for SNAP are provided a [State EBT Card Name]. The [State EBT Card Name] is used to purchase eligible food products and access benefits electronically, through EBT, rather than using paper food stamps and checks.
Visit [state website] for information about how to qualify for SNAP/EBT.
Yes, you can use your EBT card out of state.
You can use your EBT card to buy groceries and seeds or plants that produce food. Items such as alcohol, tobacco products, vitamins, and non-food household items cannot be purchased with EBT.
No, pet food cannot be purchased with an EBT card.
You can visit the [State Site] to see if you qualify to receive SNAP and a EBT Card.