Overview
- Gov. Kevin Stitt announced the Contingency Review Board will consider authorizing up to seven weekly allocations of $1 million to support food banks statewide.
- Money would come from the State Emergency Fund, which holds $7.8 million, and would serve all 77 counties.
- Funds become available only after board and state approvals, with weekly disbursements issued only if the previous week’s funds are spent and the federal shutdown continues to block SNAP benefits.
- The board includes Stitt, House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, and Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, with the state’s budget director participating as a non‑voting member.
- Regional food bank leaders welcomed the aid as critical but limited, stressing that a lasting solution requires restoration of federal SNAP funding and urging additional private and nonprofit support.