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                USDA.gov 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*.*
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    HomeNAP 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.
          Nutrition Assistance Program children
  Puerto Rico

Operations

			Latest State Plan of Operations
				Puerto Rico designs its own set of program rules for its NAP. These rules must be approved by FNS through an annual Plan of Operation.
				Participation and Benefits Issuance
				FNS publishes monthly participation information and benefit issuance data for Puerto Rico.
				Puerto Rico Disaster Nutrition Assistance
				COVID-19 Flexibilities in Puerto Rico
			**Research**

			Measuring the Cost of a Thrifty Food Plan in Puerto Rico (2021)
				Examination of Cash Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits in Puerto Rico (2015)
				Implementing SNAP in Puerto Rico: A Feasibility Study (2010)
				Update to Feasibility Study of Implementing USDA’s SNAP in Puerto Rico (2022)More Information

			Puerto Rico Department of the Family (ADSEF)*To apply for benefits, or get information about Puerto Rico’s NAP.*
				Puerto Rico NAP Summary

American Samoa

Operations

			American Samoa Disaster Nutrition Assistance
				COVID-19 Flexibilities in American Samoa
			More Information

			American SamoaDHS Contact Information
				American Samoa NAP Summary

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Operations

			CNMI Disaster Nutrition Assistance
				COVID-19 Flexibilities in CNMI
			Research

			Implementing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (2016)More Information

			CNMI NAP Contact Information
				CNMI NAP Summary
    
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    USDA Provee Alivio a Hogares Impactados por Huracán Fiona
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    USDA Provides Relief to Households Hit by Hurricane Fiona
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    Comment Request: Food Security Status and Well-Being of Nutrition Assistance Program Participants in Puerto Rico
    Notices
    American Samoa Nutrition Assistance Program Summary
    History
    USDA Thrifty Food Plan Increase Means More Nutrition Assistance Funding for Puerto Rico
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    Aumento en el Plan Económico de Alimentos “Thrifty” del USDA resultará en más fondos para la asistencia nutricional en Puerto Rico
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    Thrifty Food Plan Increase Means More Nutrition Assistance Funding for American Samoa
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    Information Collection: Food Security Status and Well-Being of Nutrition Assistance Program Participants in Puerto Rico
    Notices
    Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program Summary
    History
    Resumen del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional de Puerto Rico
    History
    Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
    Research
    Examination of Cash Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits in Puerto Rico
    Research
    Implementing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Puerto Rico:  A Feasibility Study
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