More students now eligible for expanded food insecurity program Published: February 17, 2021 Author: Jordan Schmitt The federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has expanded to help support more college students who have been impacted financially by the pandemic. Some students now will be eligible to receive up to $200 monthly to pay for groceries. The funding was approved in December as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill. “We want students to know that there are resources out there that they might be eligible for. And with this expansion that really opens it up to a considerable number of students that wouldn’t be eligible prior to the CARES Act,” said Douglas Schmaltz, basic needs coordinator in the Ohio University Office of the Dean of Students.