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The left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has called on the agency to shift money from its contingency fund and other places to keep SNAP at least partially funded.
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The Npr Network, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
The Department of Agriculture says the contingency fund is intended to help respond to emergencies such as natural disasters.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
House Democrats have urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to provide funding for November SNAP benefits, noting the department can use the program's contingency fund and transfer other dollars to support the program through next month.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
More than 200 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter Friday to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins urging her to use the contingency fund to continue the program.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The size of the contingency fund is closer to $6 billion, according to CNN.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 20 Oct. 2025
The plan also includes a $500,000 reduction in the city’s contingency fund, $328,000 in savings from eliminating positions and delaying new hires, and the use of $1.8 million from the city’s general fund reserves.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Designed as a contingency fund for decidedly contingency times, the Fund now provides stopgap support for programs at risk of being stranded mid-stream.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The money to pay for the additional costs will be taken from the contingency fund for Project 2, the demolition and reconstruction of the southeast portion of the school which is expected to cost nearly $102 million.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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The Npr Network, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
The Department of Agriculture says the contingency fund is intended to help respond to emergencies such as natural disasters.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
House Democrats have urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to provide funding for November SNAP benefits, noting the department can use the program's contingency fund and transfer other dollars to support the program through next month.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
More than 200 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter Friday to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins urging her to use the contingency fund to continue the program.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The size of the contingency fund is closer to $6 billion, according to CNN.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 20 Oct. 2025
The plan also includes a $500,000 reduction in the city’s contingency fund, $328,000 in savings from eliminating positions and delaying new hires, and the use of $1.8 million from the city’s general fund reserves.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Designed as a contingency fund for decidedly contingency times, the Fund now provides stopgap support for programs at risk of being stranded mid-stream.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The money to pay for the additional costs will be taken from the contingency fund for Project 2, the demolition and reconstruction of the southeast portion of the school which is expected to cost nearly $102 million.
—Bob Skolnik, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
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“Contingency fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/contingency%20fund. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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