If you need Food Resources, please see the Food Distribution Shutdown page.

Please note that PGCPS students will not see disruption to students' current meal status. If you'd like to learn more or apply for assistance, please check out the PGCPS website or apply here. 

There are county resources available that we do hope you will take advantage including:

• 211 (301-864-7130) for housing and food, and other human services

• 988 for mental health resources

• Partner organizations like WesBanco will have federal relief loans for those affected, so please check those out.
  
  

Check out the Maryland state resource link and options for financial resources.

Please watch Congressman Glenn Ivey’s webinar if you haven’t had a chance to by clicking on the link: https://tinyurl.com/ShutdownWebinar

Federal Agency Shutdown Plans -- Federal agencies have published their contingency plans, outlining which functions will remain open (and which will close) during the shutdown.

• Department of State (DOS): DOS-Lapse-Guidance-updated-29-September-2025.pdf

• Department of the Treasury/IRS: Treasury_IRS_Lapse_Plan.pdf

• Department of Defense (DOD): Contingency Plan Guidance for Continuation of Operations in the Absence of Appropriations

• Department of Justice (DOJ): U.S. Department of Justice FY 2026 Contingency Plan

• Department of the Interior (DOI): Bureau of Reclamation Contingency Plan

• Department of Agriculture (USDA): https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fy2026-usda-lapse-plan.pdf

• Department of Commerce: DOC Contingency Plan

• Department of Labor (DOL): dol-contingency-plan.pdf

• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): FY 2026 HHS Contingency Staffing Plan | HHS.gov

• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/PA/documents/HUD-Lapse-Plan.pdf

• Department of Transportation (DOT) - DOT_Shutdown_Plan_9.30.25.pdf

• Department of Energy (DOE): https://www.ed.gov/media/document/us-department-of-education-contingency-plan-lapse-fiscal-year-fy-2026-appropriations-112431.pdf

• Department of Education (ED): us-department-of-education-contingency-plan-lapse-fiscal-year-fy-2026-appropriations-112431.pdf

• Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): Human Capital Contingency Plan - VA Contingency Planning

• Department of Homeland Security (DHS): DHS Procedures Related to a Lapse in Appropriations (Updated September 2025)

• FDA: Food and Drug Administration | HHS.gov

• FTC: Shutdown of Federal Trade Commission Operations Upon Failure of the Congress to Enact Appropriations

• NASA: NASA Guidance - NASA