How does HIP work?
HIP covers the cost of fruits and vegetables, up to a monthly limit, when SNAP households use their EBT card to shop at participating HIP farm vendors. This program also injects money into the local economy by supporting more than 200 farm vendors statewide.
Find current HIP vendors
Do you receive SNAP benefits and want to find a HIP farm vendor near you? Visit DTAFinder.com. You can search for vendors by month, day of week open or “open today”. You can also search by city, county or device geolocation (“my location”). You will be able to see what order options vendors have, including availability of curbside pickup and delivery.
Learn how to use the map on a mobile device in English and Spanish and on a desktop computer in English and Spanish.
Opportunities to become a HIP retailer
HIP is a state-funded program. Vendors and each terminal used to process HIP must be enabled individually by DTA.
In July 2026, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that HIP vendor applications will be opening later this year. If you are a farm retailer and want to be notified of future opportunities to apply for a HIP processing terminal, please contact DTA.HIP@mass.gov.
How to become a SNAP retailer
You can apply to become a SNAP retailer through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Administration (USDA FNA). SNAP is a federally funded program. Click the link to learn more about the application process for farms and farmers markets.
Note: this does not enroll you as a HIP vendor.
Additional Resources
How to obtain SNAP/HIP processing equipment
Once you are approved to become a SNAP retailer by the USDA FNA, you can get EBT equipment to process SNAP.
If your farm business has the USDA designation Direct Marketing Farm, Farmers Market, or Non-Profit Buying Cooperative, then you may be eligible to receive a free landline or wireless device through FIS, the EBT vendor for Massachusetts. Additionally, farm and farmers market vendors may also be eligible through the MarketLink Grant for a free subscription to TotilPay Go, which can be used on your own iOS or Android device.
HIP can only be processed on FIS and TotilPay devices. To process the HIP incentive, DTA must approve you as a HIP vendor and enable each terminal individually for HIP. See details under "Opportunities to become a HIP vendor,” above.
Click the link to learn about other paid and subsidized options for SNAP and HIP processing equipment.
How to process SNAP/HIP through the CSA Pilot
The SNAP CSA Pilot offers a way for SNAP clients to buy a weekly basket of produce via automatic, recurring monthly SNAP payments. Click the link to learn more about the CSA Pilot.
DTA must enable you as a HIP vendor and enable your SNAP CSA program for HIP before you can process the HIP incentive for your CSA.