; (2) to provide funding assistance for the expansion and construction of farmers’ markets in both rural and urban food desert areas; (3) to increase local food production through partnership with food banks by local farmer contracting and funding assistance to food banks to grow necessary produce through traditional or controlled environment agricultural farming. 3. Authorization and Additional Authorization of Appropriations for Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (a) Authorization of appropriations for seniors farmers’ market nutrition program Section 4402(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 3007(a) ) is amended by striking 2023 and inserting 2028 . (b) Additional authorization of appropriations To expand participation in the seniors farmers’ market nutrition program (1) Increased authorization of appropriations To expand and address season benefit level and total backlogs of the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, there is authorized to be appropriated— (A) for fiscal year 2024, an increase to $60,000,000; (B) for fiscal year 2025, an increase to $70,000,000; and (C) for each of the fiscal years 2026 through 2028, and increase to $100,000,000. (2) Benefit enhancement For the purpose of expanding access to the Seniors Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, funds appropriated under subsection (a) shall be used for the following purposes: (A) Program eligibility income limit shall increase to 200 percent of the Federal poverty guideline. (B) The minimum individual benefit shall be increased to $35. (C) The maximum individual benefit limit shall be removed. 4. Minimum individual benefit increase under the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program Section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(m) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (10) both places it appears and inserting paragraph (9) ; (2) in paragraph (5)(C)— (A) by striking $10 and inserting $35 ; and (B) by striking $30 and inserting $60