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UNR Extension warns of SNAP-Ed funding cuts that could eliminate staff and programs in Washoe County
Summary
UNR Extension officials told the county board that the SNAP-Ed federal grant was eliminated, costing the Extension roughly seven positions and more than $700,000, and warned of program reductions unless new funding is identified.
Holly Gadske and Abby Pike, Washoe County Extension staff with the University of Nevada, Reno, presented the Extension27s annual budget update to the Board of County Commissioners on July 15 and warned of major federal funding losses that would shrink programs and staff.
Gadske said the Extension expects about $2.4 million in property-tax support in the new fiscal year and projected state and federal funding near $600,000. However, she told the…
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