COVID-NAP (COVID Nutrition Assistance Program)

The COVID-19 Nutrition Assistance Program (COVID NAP) provides nutrition assistance for American Samoa’s low-income individuals who experience economic impacts from the Novel Coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) pandemic and who meet financial and non-financial eligibility criteria established for this assistance. This includes, but not limited to, individuals who experience loss or reduction in income as a result of heightening restrictions under American Samoa’s Declaration of Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency for COVID-19 such as those who are:

• Home or medically isolated because they are suspected of, or infected with COVID-19
• Home and medically quarantined by the Department of Health
• Displaced workers such as employees of day care centers and schools that are now closed
• Employees who are working reduced hours or have been suspended or laid off from businesses with significant reduced hours
• Employees who stay home to take care of their children because day care centers and schools are closed
• Self-employed individuals experiencing reduced or loss of income
• Small business owners facing reduced sales and revenues
• Residents with other verified economic impacts from COVID-19

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