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.

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

On Monday,7, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will announce $4 million in one-time emergency funding for Minnesota food shelves, according to a press release.

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 Department of Children, Youth, and Families says they're being forced to stop processing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits (SNAP), or food stamp applications, starting Wednesday because of the government shutdown.

From The Open Door in Eagan, Walz said Monday the state funding will “not make up” for the loss in federal funding for SNAP recipients.

Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) says SNAP funding will run dry on Nov. 1 amid a government shutdown. If the shutdown is not resolved, the department will not be able to pay November benefits.