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1Commodity Assistance Program — In United States agricultural law, Commodity Assistance Program is term used by appropriators to refer to a variety of domestic programs receiving food in the form of USDA supplied commodities. The term was formalized for the first time in FY1996 …
2Noninsured Assistance Program — In United States agricultural law, producers who grow a crop that is currently not eligible for crop insurance may be eligible for a direct payment under the Farm Service Agency’s Noninsured Assistance Program (NAP). NAP has permanent authority… …
3Employee Assistance Program — (EAP) A voluntary program that assists USPS employees to recover from substance abuse and to cope with mental, emotional, family, financial, and legal problems. Evaluation, counseling, or referral is provided by professional counselors… …
4Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — SNAP logo The United States Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),[1] historically and commonly known as the Food Stamp Program, is a federal assistance program that provides assistance to low and no income people …
5Ontario Student Assistance Program — The Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) is a financial aid program delivered by the government of Ontario, Canada, for post secondary education students. The provincial government and the government of Canada fund OSAP to provide loans,… …
6Cottonseed Oil Assistance Program — The Cottonseed Oil Assistance Program (COAP), along with the Sunflower Oil Assistance Program (SOAP), was one of two programs that awarded bonuses to exporters to assist in exports of U.S. vegetable oil to targeted markets. Funds for the programs …
7Capital Assistance Program — An element of the financial stability plan launched by the U.S. Department of Treasury to regain confidence in the financial industry. In this program, the U.S. Treasury makes capital available for financial institutions to borrow in order to… …
8Public welfare in Puerto Rico — is a system of nutrition assistance, public health, education, and subsidized public housing, among others, provided to the impoverished population of the island. It is mainly funded by United States Federal assistance and by local government… …
9Public housing in the United States — has been administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized assistance for low income and people living in poverty. Now increasingly provided in a variety of settings and formats, originally public housing in the U.S. in a… …
10Public housing in Puerto Rico — is a subsidized system of housing units, mostly consisting of housing projects ( Residenciales in Spanish), which are provided for low income and impoverished families in Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. The system is mainly… …
