The SNAP-Ed program in Maryland, which offers nutrition education to low-income families and SNAP participants, is set to be defunded by Oct. 1.

The move comes due to new provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill signed into law in July.

Maryland SNAP-Ed is housed within the University of Maryland Extension and receives all of its funding from the federal government.

In fiscal year 2024, Maryland SNAP-Ed received nearly $6.3 million in federal funds. The program closure impacts 700 community partners including schools, Head Start Centers, Judy Centers and other food access programs who will no longer have access to SNAP-Ed programming.

The SNAP-Ed shutdown will also leave 70 employees without jobs, including Lisa Lachenmayr, the director of Maryland SNAP-Ed at the University of Maryland Ext

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