Montana Farmers Market Nutrition Program
Montana WIC’s Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) is a state-administered federal nutrition program. WIC families are issued FMNP benefits electronically, on their phone, and authorized farmers conduct FMNP purchases at farmers' markets, farm locations, and/or roadside stands, in exchange for locally grown produce.
This program provides access to fresh and local produce for WIC families and offers farmers additional sales opportunities.
FMNP is only offered to WIC families at participating WIC agencies, please contact your local WIC agency for more information.
If you have any questions about the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program, contact 1-800-433-4298 or email: wicvendor@mt.gov.
To report suspected fraud or other program violations please use the Program Complaint Form.
Montana WIC is implementing a new electronic FMNP (eFMNP) system for the 2025 market season. Montana is partnering with Healthy Together (HT) to complete this transition. This means that WIC participants will receive their annual FMNP benefit through their mobile device or, if they don’t have a smart phone, through a card. Farmers will use the system to complete all program activities including applying as new or connecting to an existing account, reviewing and signing an FMNP agreement with the State, and completing required training.
Participants will select locally grown produce and will present the QR code to the farmer, and the farmer finalizes the sale through an app-to-app transaction. Once the transaction is complete, available balance and transaction history information will be updated in the app for both the participant and farmer.
There will be no more managing of FMNP coupons and farmers will receive automatic direct deposits.
Farmers that do not have a mobile device to do transactions, such as a smartphone or tablet, may designate a “cashier” to do transactions on their behalf. Farmers must at least have a valid email or phone number and access to a desktop computer to create an account.
Use Your FMNP Benefits Here poster
Farmer Flier – eFMNP is coming
Farmer Flier – Application, Agreement, & Training – Coming Soon
Farmer Flier – eFMNP Transactions
Farmer Handbook – Coming Soon
WIC families are strongly encouraged to have a smartphone to download and set up the Healthy Together app and participate in FMNP. Benefits will be issued electronically to the WIC family’s account. FMNP customers will go the market and locate an FMNP authorized farmer by their poster and select the produce they want. The farmer initiates the transaction on their device, and the FMNP customer holds up the QR code benefit on their phone for the farmer to scan. The customer enters their 4-digit PIN (defaults to birth year of authorized representative), and the farmer completes the transaction.
The FMNP is a special benefit for WIC families. The funding is limited, and not all families will receive them. Accepting these benefits includes a pledge of every intention to use them within the market season. See below for the full WIC participant FMNP Rights and Responsibilities below.
