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Committee advances SNAP-to-Skills contract extension, adds $1.3 million and extends term to Sept. 30, 2026
Summary
The Health and Human Services and Aging Committee voted to move Resolution R2025-02558 to full council under second reading suspension. The measure would extend a master contract for SNAP employment and training services through Sept. 30, 2026, and add up to $1,300,000.
The Cuyahoga County Council Health and Human Services and Aging Committee moved R2025-02558 to the full council under second reading suspension on Sept. 13, 2025. The resolution, as read into the record, would amend a master contract for supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) employment and training services to extend the contract to Sept. 30, 2026, and provide additional funds not to exceed $1,300,000, effective Oct. 1, 2025.
The amendment covers the county’s SNAP-to-Skills employment and training program, which the county described as an initiative that combines eligible nonfederal dollars with up to 50% federal SNAP Employment & Training (E&T) funds to expand education and training services for low-income households. "The purpose of the SNAP to Skills employment and training program is to address the employment and training needs of SNAP recipients," said Marcos Cortez, Health and Human Services staff member speaking on behalf of Cuyahoga Jobs and Family Services.
Committee members asked whether recent or pending changes to SNAP and Medicare administrative rules would require changes to the contract. Committee discussion clarified that this action is an amendment to an existing contract and that no program requirements in the contract itself are being changed now. Cortez said staff expect possible administrative-rule changes later and "we might have to make adjustments depending on what happens with the rules changes." Committee members noted the new contractual end date falls shortly before the county expects rule changes in October 2026 and asked staff to track any necessary adjustments.
Formal action in committee: Councilmember Conwell moved that R2025-02558 be sent to full council under second reading suspension; Councilmember Casselberry seconded. The committee conducted a voice vote and members present responded "aye." No roll-call tally was recorded in the committee minutes.
What happens next: The resolution will appear on the full council docket for second reading suspension. If adopted by council under second reading suspension, the contract amendment would take effect on the date listed in the resolution language.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article appear in the committee record in the presentation and motion sections; staff will monitor the item for any subsequent amendments if state or federal rules change.
