Commission considers converting $4M one‑time agriculture aid to $7M recurring and flags $45M SNAP admin gap
Commissioner Oliver asked the commission to support increasing Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance funding from $4 million one‑time to $7 million recurring and warned of a separate $45 million annual shortfall from a federal SNAP administrative match change; commissioners asked for precise modeling to support budget advocacy.
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During the Oliver docket, a commissioner urged the commission to convert a $4 million one‑time appropriation for the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program to $7 million per year in recurring funding to stabilize connections between local farms and food banks. "There's currently $4,000,000 1 time funding for this fiscal year. I'm suggesting we increase that to 7,000,000, per year, put it in as reoccurring," the commissioner said, asking the commission to endorse the change for FY28.
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