Disaster Food Assistance in New Mexico

1 active FEMA disaster declaration in New Mexico as of October 28, 2026. 0 flagged D-SNAP-likely. 923 food pantries in our New Mexico directory available to help.

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Active FEMA disasters

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

Type: Flood Declared: 2026-10-26 Begin: 2026-10-22 End: ongoing

Programs declared: PA (Public)

Affected areas (9): Cibola (County) · Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation · Laguna Pueblo (Indian Reservation) · Pueblo of Acoma · Rio Arriba (County) · San Ildefonso Pueblo (Indian Reservation) · San Juan (County) · Sandoval (County) …

D-SNAP eligibility (New Mexico)

D-SNAP (Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) provides emergency food benefits after a federal disaster declaration with the IH (Individual Household) program activated. You may qualify for D-SNAP even if you don't normally qualify for SNAP — eligibility is based on disaster-related expenses + income during the 30 days after the disaster.

Apply at: Your local SNAP office (in person, during the D-SNAP application window — typically 7-14 days)
Bring: Photo ID, proof of New Mexico residence in the affected area, proof of income, proof of disaster-related expenses (food loss, evacuation, repairs)
Benefit: Typically equal to one month of regular SNAP, loaded onto an EBT card within 3 days of approval
Even if you have no income, you can qualify if you experienced disaster-related expenses

National D-SNAP overview → · Apply for regular SNAP in New Mexico →

Find food in New Mexico now

Food in New Mexico: feedam.org/food-help/nm · 923 pantries listed
Apply for SNAP: feedam.org/apply-snap/nm
Apply for WIC: feedam.org/apply-wic#nm
New Mexico hunger atlas: feedam.org/atlas/nm · stats + breakdowns
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For journalists + emergency managers

Real-time disaster + food-assistance data:

/api/disasters/active?state=NM — JSON of active declarations
/atlas/nm — full New Mexico food-assistance footprint
/snapshot.json — single-pull comprehensive snapshot

Cite this page

Feed America. (October 28, 2026). Disaster Food Assistance in New Mexico.
feedam.org/disasters/nm.

Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations + Feed America D1 production database. Disaster data refreshes every 6 hours via scheduled worker. Methodology