Eligibility
- Must be a Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma tribal member
- Must live within the United States
- Must provide one of the following forms of proof of disability with application:
- Approval letter of Disability from Social Security
- SSA-1099
- Approval letter of Veteran's Disability
- Ages
- Aged 18-54 at any income level are eligible
- Aged 55-74 making more than $40,000 are eligible
- If an applicant has received funds from this program before, applicant must reapply.
- Applicants can only receive funding for a single Food Security Program (Disability or Elder).
- All applicants must attest they have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 public Health Emergency to receive assistance. Supporting evidence of this negative impact may be required upon request.
How to Apply
Applications for this final allocation of funds open July 30, 2024, and close September 30, 2024.
Additional Information
Federal law requires the Choctaw Nation to obligate all ARPA funding for this program by the end of December 2024.
To comply with federal law and to help our tribal members with disabilities for as long as possible through ARPA funds, we will issue applicants a new card for October and November payments of $200 each. For the December payment, the Nation will load the card with a lump sum of $2,000 that is meant to cover disabled tribal members through September 2025 at a rate of $200/month.