Here's what individuals and families need to know about SNAP eligibility, applying for SNAP, and what happens after submitting your SNAP application.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more commonly known as SNAP, or food stamps — is a key benefits program that serves more than 40 million people across the country. Now, the shutdown is threatening to suspend benefits, raising concerns over where millions of people who rely on the program will turn to for food.

The Choctaw Nation launches a temporary food assistance program for Tribal members affected by the federal SNAP funding pause.

The Hawaiʻi Relief Program leverages federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, funds to provide financial stability while SNAP payments are on hold. Applications began being accepted Wednesday.