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Breaking News

Budget Bill Puts SNAP and School Meals at Risk
Congress has passed a sweeping budget bill that makes deep cuts to SNAP, imposes stricter time limits, and shifts significant program costs onto states.

The impact won’t stop with SNAP. School meals and Summer EBT are already being disrupted in some states, putting children’s nutrition and stability at risk.

Read FRAC’s statement on the bill. Explore how this bill impacts SNAP in our latest blog.

In the Spotlight

Free School Meal Expansion at Risk as Some Lawmakers Target SNAP

As Congress weighs deep SNAP cuts, FRAC’s latest report shows how these proposals could reverse progress made through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which allows high-need schools to serve free meals to all students.

In the 2024–2025 school year, CEP reached 27.2 million students in over 54,000 schools—a 15% increase from the year before. But without CEP, schools face more paperwork, meal debt, and barriers to serving all children.

Read the report to explore CEP’s growth and the risks ahead.