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Responding to H.R. 1: Funder Opportunity to Help States Mitigate SNAP Coverage Losses
Friday, February 6, 2026, at 1:00-1:45 pm ET
H.R. 1’s unprecedented requirement that states pay for a share of SNAP benefits based on their payment error rates will impose a massive financial burden on state budgets, forcing them to choose between cutting other programs and services, reducing SNAP eligibility, or even stopping participation in SNAP entirely.
To mitigate this threat, the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program and Social Finance have partnered to develop a proposal to help states effectively implement H.R. 1 and reduce some of the coverage losses and fiscal impacts. The concept, based on a successful model that supported states during Medicaid Unwinding, is to deploy small teams of digital services and process design experts directly to states or counties (depending on the type of SNAP administration).
This proposal is an outgrowth of many conversations, including those as part of the SAFSF-GIH SNAP Funder Working Group, between advocates, state and county offices, funders, and many more. It is one of many essential strategies to ensure that millions of Americans continue to have access to SNAP.