The Nutrition Assistance Program is still providing application forms and accepting applications via the drop box at its As Lito office location.<\/p>\n
Applications will continue to be reviewed and acted on; however, all interviews and consultations related to applications for NAP benefits will be carried out over the telephone, not in-person. Applicants may also contact NAP with questions related to their application via telephone at 237-2801 or 237-2802.<\/p>\n
On Rota, applications can be picked up and dropped off at the DCCA\u2019s office at the Old Rota High School in Songsong. Applicants on Rota can call 532-9354 with questions about their application.<\/p>\n
On Tinian, applications can be picked up and dropped off at the DCCA\u2019s office at the San Jose Village Gymnasium. Applicants on Tinian can call 433-9330 with questions about their application.<\/p>\n
NAP is currently issuing the remaining benefits and those who have recently been authorized for the month of March 2020 on Saipan. However, only six individuals at a time are allowed to enter the Benefit Issuance Center at the As Lito office.<\/p>\n
Additionally, NAP is working on protocols for the distribution of benefits during the issuance weeks for April, to ensure this is carried out in the safest way possible. An \u201copen-air\u201d distribution, limitations on the number of recipients at a time, physical distancing between recipients and between recipients and staff, sanitation regimes, and other measures are being taken into consideration in the design of the issuance protocol.<\/p>\n
NAP will be providing additional public notice regarding the protocol for the April issuance of benefits in the coming days. (PR)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Nutrition Assistance Program is still providing application forms and accepting applications via the drop…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":309809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[103],"class_list":["post-319493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-nap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=319493"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/319493\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=319493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=319493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=319493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}