The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts currently under consideration in the House and Senate budget reconciliation packages would not only threaten the food security and health of vulnerable individuals and communities, but they would also harm the federal child nutrition programs.
FRAC has sent a letter to House and Senate leadership describing the impact that the proposed SNAP cuts have already had on the child nutrition programs. On June 22, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s line-item vetoed $60 million in funding designed to implement the Summer EBT Program in fiscal year 2027, citing the uncertain landscape of SNAP funding as the reason. States are required to cover 50 percent of the administrative cost to participate and shifting additional SNAP costs to states has already led Texas to reconsider operating the program and could jeopardize participation in other states. In addition to terminating their participation in Summer EBT, some states may be forced to reevaluate state-funded policies that support access to the child nutrition programs in order to cover their increased SNAP obligations.
States should not be forced to make impossible choices, such as cutting from one nutrition program to operate another. We urge you to prevent this from becoming a reality by opposing cuts to SNAP.
Read the full letter here.