The public benefits could include food stamps, Medicaid, and housing vouchers.
New work requirements for SNAP are set to go into effect on Feb. 1, and it could mean that millions of Americans lose their benefits.
Funding cuts to both last year impact millions in NC.
It's part of a push by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to urge states to strip foods regarded as unhealthy from the $100 billion federal program.
The Trump administration said it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide information on those receiving the assistance.
In North Carolina, approximately 1.4 million people depend on SNAP benefits to provide food for their families.