New Mexico Sponsors Identify Time and Money as Factors Affecting Home-Based Provider Child and Adult Care Food Program Engagement.

Objective: Describe Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) sponsor perspectives on barriers and facilitators to home-based provider CACFP eligibility, enrollment, and participation and ways to improve provider support.

Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with 11 New Mexico CACFP sponsor staff representing 9 out of 13 agencies (69% response rate) from August to September, 2020. Interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis with an essentialist/realist epistemological approach.