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The application period for Disaster SNAP is now closed.

What is Disaster SNAP? Disaster SNAP, also known as DSNAP, is an emergency food benefit that provides temporary food benefits to disaster victims following a flood, fire, earthquake, or any other type of natural disaster.

**Why are DSNAP food benefits available in Oregon?**DSNAP food benefits are available only when:

• A Presidential Declaration of Disaster with Individual Assistance has been approved in an impacted area; and
• The State of Oregon has been approved by the federal government to operate a DSNAP program.

Who is eligible for DSNAP food benefits? DSNAP food benefits are available to individuals and families who lived or worked in the designated counties – Clackamas, Douglas, Jackson, Klamath, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, and Marion – on Sept. 7, 2020. Households may be eligible they:

• Lived or worked in one of the 8 impacted counties above;
• Were not already participating in SNAP in September 2020;
• Meet the disaster income limits; and
• Spent money on expenses because of the disaster from Sept. 7 to Oct. 6 that they won’t get back because of the disaster. Expenses may include, but are not limited to:
  • losing food you already had, paying for temporary shelter, like a hotel, or other evacuation expenses, including gas, paying for new household items like toiletries or clothes, fixing damage on your home or business, paying for clean up, and more; and

If I was approved, how do I get the benefits? DSNAP food benefits will be placed on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, which you can use like a debit card to buy food. If you do not already have an EBT card, the worker will tell you how you will receive it during your interview.

Where can DSNAP food benefits be used? You can use your DSNAP food benefits at any authorized EBT retailer, including most grocery store chains and farmers markets.

How can I learn more about DSNAP food benefits? For additional information on DSNAP food benefits, please visit [FEMA](https://www.disasterassistance.gov/get-assistance/forms-of-assistance/5769#:~:text=The Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance,caused by a natural disaster.). If the online system is unavailable to you or experiencing technical difficulties, please contact Oregon DSNAP at 503-945-6481.