The federal government has reopened, and this page will be updated with additional information as it is available.

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• SNAP: The Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) is advising Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) beneficiaries that they should now expect to receive full benefit amounts for November, and that these funds will be disbursed to cards late the evening of Nov. 13 into Nov. 14. Learn more here or at ar.gov/SNAP.
• MEDICAID: There are no immediate impacts on ARHOME, ARKids First A or B, or any other Medicaid programs administered by DHS as these services are funded in Arkansas through the end of the year without any additional action from Congress.
• TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE (TEA)/WORK PAYS: Cash assistance programs will be suspended for newly approved beneficiaries effective Nov. 1.
• GRANT FUNDS: Funds administered to community partners through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), and Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) programs will be suspended, and partner agencies will be directed to cease services reliant on federal funding provided through DHS and to hold all invoices effective Nov. 1. This includes funds that support programs within the Arkansas Department of Education, Area Agencies on Aging, Arkansas Rehabilitation Services, the Arkansas Spinal Cord Commission, Community Action Agencies, the Division of Services for the Blind, and multiple TANF subgrantees.