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Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Block Grants

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, FNS is providing up to $914 million dollars to supplement the territories' 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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Page updated: October 05, 2023