USDA Extends Comment Deadline on Plan to Cut Federal Share of SNAP Administrative Costs

USDA has extended the public comment deadline on a proposal that would reduce the federal government’s share of annual state SNAP administrative costs from 50% to 25% beginning in fiscal year 2027. afleischnyc/Shutterstock

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) has announced an extension of the public comment period on a proposed rule that would significantly change how federal and state governments split the cost of administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), according to an official announcement published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2026.

Proposal Would Cut Federal Share From 50% to 25%