GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — On Friday, the State of Colorado submitted a request to its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment vendor, allowing SNAP participants to receive their full payments for November, according to an announcement from the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS).

The vendor, within the next couple of hours, will get the money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to load the payments onto Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, which can appear as early as Saturday.

"We are moving fast to make sure Coloradans aren’t going hungry. My administration and Colorado Department of Human Services will continue working to ensure SNAP food assistance is distributed as soon as possible so every household can stay healthy and nourished," said Govern

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