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Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Block Grants

NAP Block Grants

In lieu of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) block grants provide food assistance to low-income households in the U.S. territories of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

A block grant is a fixed amount of federal spending that Congress authorizes each year for a program. With the authority granted them via the block grants, the U.S. territories establish eligibility and benefit levels for their nutrition assistance programs. Low-income individuals and families are eligible for benefits as determined by each territory.

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Puerto Rico

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American Samoa

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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

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What's New?
Examination of Cash Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits in Puerto Rico
Research Reports
Implementing SNAP in Puerto Rico: A Feasibility Study
Research Reports
SNAP Language Access Study
Research Reports
Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) – Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
Policy Memos
FNS Program Participation Dashboard
Data Visualization
Page updated: October 05, 2023