·Territorial program
Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) Block Grants for Territories
USDA Food and Nutrition Service block grants that provide food assistance to low-income households in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in lieu of SNAP.
What it offers
Nutrition Assistance Program block grants provide food assistance to low-income households in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in lieu of SNAP. FNS describes the block grant as a fixed federal amount authorized each year. Under the block-grant authority, each covered territory establishes its own eligibility rules, benefit levels, and application process for its nutrition assistance program, subject to federal approval and oversight.
Questions that decide eligibility
GiveCare prepares the questions; the program makes the decision. Bring these to the call or the application:
- 01
Does the person receiving care live in American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, or Puerto Rico?
Residency is usually the first thing a program checks.
- 02
What are the current income and asset limits, and whose income counts?
- 03
Does the VA disability rating meet the program’s minimum (our record lists null%)?
- 04
Do the work hours meet the minimum (our record lists null hours)?
- 05
Is there a caregiver-specific department, coordinator, or support line? Ask for it by name.
Many agencies have one that isn’t advertised on the website.
- 06
What documents do you need from us to start an application?
- 07
Is there a waitlist right now, and how long is it?