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Staff briefs committee on state ARPA allotment for food banks amid federal shutdown
Summary
Staff said the governor allocated $8.6 million in ARPA funds to food banks to support SNAP recipients during the federal shutdown; 80% is designated for Southern Nevada (3 Squares Food Bank) and 20% for Northern Nevada Food Bank, with National Guard support for distribution.
City staff warned committee members of potential impacts from a federal government shutdown and summarized state-level measures to help SNAP recipients. Janie Christenson said the governor has set aside $8,600,000 in federal ARPA funding to support food-bank operations, with 80% allocated to Southern Nevada's 3 Squares Food Bank and 20% to the Northern Nevada Food Bank; the National Guard will assist with logistics and distribution.
Christenson told the committee she understood that a judge has ordered that SNAP recipients cannot be cut off immediately and that the state's funding allocation is intended to support recipients through November. She described 3 Squares Food Bank's distribution network in Clark County and surrounding rural counties and said the state has asked food banks to be careful to stretch funds as long as possible. Staff said the city explored using CDBG funds but concluded scrambling existing grants would not be cost-effective.
