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Richmond CAO warns $1.1 billion in locally supported federal programs are at risk amid shutdown; SNAP changes to hit tens of thousands
Summary
CAO Odie Donald told council the federal shutdown threatens roughly $1.1 billion in federally supported programming in Richmond and identified SNAP, HUD programs and social services as at risk; he outlined bridge funding, hiring freezes and partnerships with Feed More and Richmond Public Schools as mitigation steps.
Chief Administrative Officer Odie Donald told the council that the federal government shutdown and concurrent federal policy changes could have significant fiscal and operational consequences for Richmond.
"What we have seen so far is that there is more than 1,000,000,000 in impact to the city. So about $1,100,000,000 in federally supported programs are at risk if these reimbursement delays continue of our total $3,000,000,000 budget," Donald said. He told members that about 130 programs rely on federal funding in some form and that the city has prepared a public "shutdown report" summarizing projected impacts.
Donald highlighted two program areas with immediate risk: housing-related…
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