The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $44,388,523 Project Grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Community and Cultural Affairs (DCCA) to support the CNMI Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.539). This enhanced nutrition assistance program aims to improve food security and address nutritional needs of eligible CNMI residents by increasing income eligibility limits and providing monetary nutrition support. The grant...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $39,971,000 Project Grant to the Cnmi Department Of Community And Cultural Affairs for the CNMI Nutrition Assistance program (CFDA #10.539). The grant will support the Nutrition Assistance Program in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The Nutrition Assistance Program provides family nutrition assistance to eligible residents of the CNMI. Specifically, the enhanced NAP...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $7.5 million Formula Grant to the CNMI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs under the Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands federal grant program (CFDA #10.539). The funding supports the delivery of family nutrition assistance to eligible residents of the CNMI through the Commonwealth's enhanced Nutrition Assistance Program called ENAP. ENAP increases income eligibility...
The Administration on Aging (AoA) awarded a $388,378 Formula Grant to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Community and Cultural Affairs (DCCA) under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services program (CFDA 93.045). This two-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support the delivery of nutritious meals, nutrition education, and other nutrition services to older adults in the CNMI. The grant aims...
This $575,676.00 Formula Grant award from the Administration on Aging (AOA) under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title III, Part C, Nutrition Services (CFDA 93.045) program provides funding to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Department of Community and Cultural Affairs (DCCA) to support comprehensive nutrition services for older adults. This includes delivering nutritious meals, nutrition education, and other supportive services to enable seniors to remain in their...
This $123,592 federal Formula Grant award under the Nutrition Services Incentive Program (CFDA 93.053), administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living, provides funding to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Community and Cultural Affairs (DCCA) to support the efficient delivery of nutritious meals to older adults through home-delivered and congregate meal programs. The grant is intended to enhance the quality...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $5,435,728 Formula Grant to the CNMI Department of Community and Cultural Affairs under the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Food Benefits (P-EBT) program. The objective of the P-EBT program is to provide nutrition assistance through EBT cards for school-age children who would have received free or reduced price meals under the National School Lunch Program but were unable to do so due to pandemic-related school closures or...
This federal Formula Grant award of $1,306,606.00 was provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557). The grant supports administrative expenses, food provision, and program implementation for the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHC), the sole public health institution for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Through this funding,...
This $255,170.05 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Program for Children (CFDA 10.646) will provide electronic benefit payments to children in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands who lose access to free and reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program during the summer months. This critical nutrition assistance program ensures continued access to nutritious meals...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $175,537 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Works Energy Division for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. This was a Formula Grant under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (CFDA #10.557). The WIC program aims to provide low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are...