Gov. Tim Walz announced $4 million in emergency funding will go to Minnesota food shelves as the ongoing government shutdown threatens to cut off SNAP benefits for hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans.

Minnesota's food shelves are set to get a funding boost amid surging demand stemming from the ongoing government shutdown.

If the continuing resolution or any other funding measures are not passed, funding for SNAP — Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps as it's commonly called — will run out on Nov. 1.

Gov. Walz announced state funding Monday to help Minnesotans who receive monthly Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits.

On Monday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will announce $4 million in one-time emergency funding for Minnesota food shelves, according to a press release.

The announcement comes just days before Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families, or DCYF, is expected to stop processing SNAP benefits amid an ongoing government shutdown.

SNAP funding distribution across the U.S. is currently set to end on Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown continues.

Federal officials have said funding for the program, which provides food benefits to low-income families, will run out come November unless a deal to reopen the government is reached. In Minnesota, this will mean funding drying up to provide SNAP benefits to 440,000 recipients.

The ongoing government shutdown means SNAP benefits for roughly 440,000 Minnesotans will be halted on Nov. 1. To help manage the gap, Gov. Tim Walz released $4 million in emergency funding for food shelves.