WASHINGTON (May 14, 2026) The Alliance to End Hunger is deeply concerned by the announced reorganization of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The massive reorganization will dilute organizational and program experience and effectiveness and is likely to lead to delays and other impacts to program participants. The changes are also likely to result in loss of coordination within the USDA and between federal and state agencies with the potential to interrupt food assistance that is crucial to the lives of millions of Americans.
FNS is the agency within the USDA tasked with the implementation of 16 critical federal nutrition programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), school and childcare meals, and more.
Reorganization will involve the dissolving of the FNS headquarters outside of Washington, DC and relocating leadership, staff, and program administration to five “Food and Nutrition Administration” hubs: Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Indianapolis, IN; Kansas City, MO; and Raleigh, NC. Key regional offices strategically placed in major cities across the country will also be closed. Further, program administration will be dispersed from a central location to these hubs. For example, child nutrition programs would be administered and implemented out of Dallas, TX, and SNAP would be implemented out of Indianapolis, IN.
Alliance members hold major concerns that experienced, long-term expert employees will be lost, while inefficiencies will be added to key program administration tasks such as grant and waiver approvals. The reorganization of FNS follows a devastating 30 percent reduction in the FNS workforce through layoffs and resignations since early 2025.
“This reorganization of FNS is reckless and will lead to massive confusion and delays in service delivery,” stated Minerva Delgado, Director of Coalitions and Advocacy at the Alliance to End Hunger. “Millions of people across the country rely on federal food assistance programs. These programs work well, but this latest plan could make these programs less effective and efficient, continuing a pattern of ill-advised actions that have the effect of degrading food assistance at a time of rising costs for food and other basic necessities.”
The Alliance to End Hunger will continue to work with Congress and the Administration to ensure that any changes to federal nutrition programs are in the best interest of the individuals and families served by these programs and will not disrupt critical government services.
