The USDA and the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) fund the SNAP program. The acronym D-SNAP refers for Disaster SNAP. This is how the FNS must give food assistance to American people who have been badly impacted by an emergency crisis or natural disaster. Keep in mind that tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods can destroy homes and all of the food they contain, as well as cause power outages.
The FNS is responsible for coordinating with several voluntary or tribal organizations, territories, and states. In this approach, they can assist those experiencing food insecurity as a result of a disaster. “FNS may authorize D-SNAP when the President declares a major disaster,” the Agriculture Department noted.
Who can qualify for D-SNAP?
For your knowledge, Americans who do not qualify for SNAP (food stamps) may be eligible for Disaster SNAP. This is possible if they lose their income, their property is damaged, food is lost due to power outages, or they incur relocation expenditures.
If you’ve never used D-SNAP, you should know that once approved, you’ll receive money via an EBT card. EBT stands for Electronic Benefits Transfer card.
This D-SNAP EBT card allows you to purchase food at designated stores or retailers. Remember that you can only purchase SNAP-eligible food items. If you already get SNAP benefits, you may be eligible for additional Food Stamps under the D-SNAP program.
D-SNAP in Georgia
If you have been impacted by Hurricane Helene, you may be eligible for D-SNAP. In reality, you can apply for a one-time benefit to help you buy groceries. The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be implemented in four phases.
They will run from Monday, October 21 to Saturday, November 23, 2024. Do not forget that some phases may have already ended. As a result, you are no longer eligible to apply. That is the situation for phases 1 and 2.
- Phase 3 will take place from Thursday, November 7, 2024, to Thursday, November 14, 2024, excluding Sunday, November 10, and Monday, November 11, 2024, for the counties of Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, and Washington.
- Phase 4 will occur from Monday, November 18, 2024, to Saturday, November 23, 2024, for the counties of Appling, Bulloch, Candler, Dodge, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Johnson, Laurens, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, and Wheeler.
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