CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County is projected to lose about $7.5 million in federal funding for administering food assistance benefits over nine months beginning Oct. 1, while temporary state aid would replace about $226,000, or 3%, under a March estimate.
The size of the gap reflects how Ohio chose to divide $12.5 million in temporary assistance among counties. The figures remain projections, and the amount not covered by the state supplement is not necessarily what Cuyahoga County ultimately will have to pay itself.
These are five takeaways from the original article, which examined how the federal funding change and Ohio’s distribution formula affect Cuyahoga County…