CNMI Nutrition Assistance
Department Of Agriculture, Food And Nutrition Service
The Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) provides family nutrition assistance to eligible residents of the CNMI. CNMI's enhanced NAP called ENAP increases the income eligibility limits, increases the allotment benefits for each of the islands, implements a new eligibility system with EBT interface capabilities and adjust resources as needed.
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Helps low-income households in the Northern Mariana Islands buy food. It covers all benefits and administrative costs for eligible participants.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Provides food benefits to low-income households in the CNMI through an Electric Benefits Transfer (EBT) card. The program is funded by a federal block grant to the CNMI, which also covers administrative costs. 30% of each allotment is specifically earmarked for the purchase of local commodities, which can include food, fishing equipment, garden supplies, and livestock, to encourage self-sufficiency and local economic development.
Who Is Eligible?
Region: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan, Tinian, Rota
Other Criteria: low-income households, low-income individuals and families, eligibility criteria similar to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), meet territory-specific rules established by CNMI's Department of Community and Cultural Affairs (DCCA), maximum income and benefit levels are lower than SNAP
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Contact the CNMI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs (DCCA) for eligibility information.
- Complete the application form provided by DCCA.
- Submit the application form along with any required documentation.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/nap/cnmi-summary
- 📤Submission Method
- in-person
- 🔄Intake Type
- fixed-deadline
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- benefits to eligible participants
- administrative costs
- coupons for local commodities
- 📏Expense Caps
- 30% of each allotment consists of coupons earmarked for local commodities.
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- No
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Not specified, but block grant structure suggests limited stacking.
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- annual plan of operation
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- acknowledgment of federal funding
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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This program offers funding up to $53,150,144.13 (minimum $53,150,144.13).
This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.
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