The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $212,199 Formula Grant to the CNMI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs under the Pandemic EBT Administrative Costs program (CFDA 10.649) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
The grant funding will support costs incurred by the CNMI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs to administer the Pandemic EBT Food Benefit Program (P-EBT) in the Northern Mariana Islands. Specifically, the funding will provide for expenses related to operating the P-EBT program, which issues supplemental food benefits to eligible households with children impacted by school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.