Nevada Aid, Arkansas Grant Address SNAP Shortfall

Nevada approved roughly $30 million from contingency funds plus about $8–8.6 million in ARPA or other federal funds — nearly $38–39 million total — under the Food Insecurity Nevada Plan to support Three Square and the Food Bank of Northern Nevada after SNAP benefits (about $90 million a month for nearly 500,000 Nevadans) are set to stop during the federal government shutdown. Food‑bank leaders said the money will fund increased purchases, drive‑through and preboxed distributions, expanded delivery and logistical support, but warned it is only a temporary stopgap and will take roughly 10–12 weeks to translate into more food on the street. State officials also approved $200,000 to deploy the National Guard to assist distributions. Separately, Arkansas announced a $500,000 grant to statewide food banks for families hurt by the shutdown, but hunger officials there said the need far exceeds that amount and urged lawmakers to restore SNAP. Officials and advocates cautioned that contingency reserves and philanthropy cannot fully replace SNAP and urged reopening the federal government so federal aid can resume.