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Nutrition programs seek matching funds, warn of summer EBT risk and LIHEAP uncertainty
Summary
NAP (nutrition assistance) staff asked the Senate for $160,000 to match the permanent Summer EBT program and described rapid fluctuations in federal allocations; LIHEAP staff warned local funds alone would halve LIHEAP benefits if federal support evaporates.
NAP Administrator Margarita Aldon told the Senate committee that the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program (Summer EBT, branded locally as "SunBux") is now a permanent federal program and requires a 50% local administrative match to run locally.
Aldon said the Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP) submitted a FY2026 federal benefits estimate of $53 million and that the USDA Food and Nutrition Service initially signaled a lower allocation before restoring the full $53 million on July 23. NAP asked the Senate to allocate $160,000 to cover the 50% local administrative match so the Summer EBT benefit (about $177 per eligible child)…
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