For 30 years, SNAP-Ed helped people build healthy eating habits and be more active on a limited budget. Following a federal decision to end funding, the program was discontinued after July 4, 2025.

Michigan State University (MSU) Extension partnered with Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed), a free nutrition education program to reduce hunger and food insecurity and promote healthy eating habits.

MSU Extension SNAP-Ed nutrition instructors taught youth, teens, adults and seniors how to make health a priority through an instructional series. The goal of the SNAP-Ed program was to increase the likelihood that those eligible for SNAP benefits would establish healthy eating habits and increase their time spent involved in physical activity, while staying within their limited food budget.

In 2024...

115,483

individuals reached through nutrition and physical activity promotion and education and PSE (policy, system, and environmental) efforts.

1,053

partners collaborated with throughout the state.

8,975

direct education sessions offered.