The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service has granted the CNMI’s request for a waiver to exclude the treatment of “stimulus payments” as resources for Nutrition Assistance Program participants. Previously, the NAP sought for clarity on stimulus payments...

The CARES Act provision for a refundable tax credit, widely known as the “stimulus checks,” is a payment that is countable as a resource for Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility. Resources for NAP eligibility are considered bank accounts such as checking or savings account,...

The Nutrition Assistance Program will be distributing benefits through drive-thru service again at their office location in As Lito from 8am to 3pm from June 1 to 15, 2020.  This means eligible households will be issued their benefits to them while in their vehicle. This drive...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service has approved the CNMI’s request to provide supplemental allotments for eligible and ongoing Department of Community and Cultural Affairs’ Nutrition Assistance Program households in the CNMI for June 2020 to August...