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There’s uncertainty about how long before life will be back to normal for the 1.4 million Ohioans who lost food assistance benefits during the shutdown.

The Trump administration has agreed to fund SNAP benefits for the nation through money from an Agriculture Department contingency fund. But, these funds equate to only half of the typical benefits disseminated, and recipients could expect delays.

The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program ran out of funds on Saturday. Cities and nonprofits are suing the Trump administration over its refusal to release contingency funds to pay for the program.

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther called the local resources a "short-term approach to a crisis," and said it was up to the federal government to fully fund food assistance.

Central Ohio nonprofit groups are scrambling to prepare, in case federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, runs out this weekend.

Around 1.4 million Ohio residents receive a total of $264 million in SNAP benefits every month. That breaks down to a monthly average of $190 in SNAP benefits per person.

1.4 million Ohioans currently rely on SNAP or food stamps.

The grants come as federal food benefits are set to end Saturday because of the government shutdown. The Columbus Foundation's president and CEO said pantries needed help before the shutdown.

Broad Street Presbyterian Food Pantry Director Kathy Kelly-Long believes need will increase if the program is cut back, and she said food pantries can't keep up.

The Mid-Ohio Food Collective was joined in a press conference by food pantries from across the state to oppose permanent cuts to SNAP in the proposed federal budget.