Federal Advocacy

Federal policy changes can land hard on local budgets with little warning. Counties ataff are reworking assignments and absorbing new costs as a federal overhaul shifts SNAP administrative costs onto counties serving millions of New Yorkers.

An estimated $168 million in new annual costs will fall to New York’s 57 counties and NYC (and their taxpayers) in just three months, absent congressional action.

NYSAC strongly encourages county officials to review the proposed changes and submit comments. Comments are due by the end of the day on July 13 and can be filed at regulations.gov under docket OMB-2026-0034.

NYSAC's new report, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): New Costs, New Requirements, New Risks for New York Counties, details how changes enacted in H.R. 1 will shift an estimated $168 million in annual SNAP administrative costs onto counties and New York City beginning in October 2026, while simultaneously increasing local workload, compliance responsibilities, and staffing demands.

County leaders from across the state and representatives from the anti-hunger community, today called on Congress to delay implementation of a major federal cost shift to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), warning it will strain local budgets and threaten food access for millions of New Yorkers.

Counties Call on Feds to Restore Funding and Work with States to Address Legitimate Fraud Concerns

NYSAC's initial analysis of the final One Big Beautiful Bill Act's provisions and possible impact on New York. 

The U.S. Senate passed its version of the federal budget reconciliation bill. We look at what it means for counties. 

Read our summary of the final provisions in the House Budget Reconciliation bill, which passed the House on Thursday, May 22nd.