Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children
Department Of Agriculture, Food And Nutrition Service
Summer EBT is a Federally-assisted program through which participating States and Indian Tribal Organizations provide EBT benefits to children who lose access to free and reduced price meals through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) during the summer when school is not in session.
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Helps children who qualify for free or reduced-price school meals get $120 in grocery benefits during summer. Benefits can be used to buy food from approved stores.
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What Is This Program?
What Benefits Are Offered?
Provides $120 in grocery benefits per eligible school-age child during the summer months. Benefits can be used to purchase fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, breads, cereals, snack foods, and non-alcoholic drinks from authorized retailers.
Who Is Eligible?
Region: participating states, Tribes, and territories in the U.S., Specific Tribal Nations in Oklahoma (Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek, Otoe-Missouria) for residents on Tribal land
Demographics: school-age children
Other Criteria: Household receives SNAP, TANF, FDPIR, or certain other income-based benefits (for automatic enrollment), Child attends a school that offers the National School Lunch Program or School Breakfast Program and household income makes them eligible for free or reduced-price school meals (for automatic enrollment), Child's household meets specific income limits and other requirements (for manual application if not automatically enrolled)
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📋What Are the Application Steps & Timeline?
- 📝Steps to Apply
- Check eligibility based on SNAP, TANF, FDPIR, or school meal program participation.
- Apply directly to the administering agency in your state, Tribe, or territory if not automatically enrolled.
- Provide required information such as child's name, date of birth, school, home address, and household income.
- 🌐Application Portal
- https://www.fns.usda.gov/sebt
- 📤Submission Method
- online
- 🔄Intake Type
- rolling
📄What Documents Are Required?
- ✅Required Documents
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance)
- SF-424A (Budget Information - Non-Construction)
- SF-424B (Assurances)
- Project Narrative
- Budget Narrative
- 📐Format Requirements
- PDF only, max 10MB
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💰What Expenses Are Eligible?
- 🧾Eligible Expenses
- grocery benefits for eligible school-age children
- 🚫Ineligible Expenses
- hot foods
- pet foods
- cleaning or household supplies
- personal hygiene items
- medicine
- 💳Payment Model
- mixed
🤝Is Matching Funding Required?
- 🔀Matching Required
- No
- 🏦Eligible Matching Sources
- SNAP
- TANF
- FDPIR
- 📚Stacking Rules
- Yes
- 🛡️Proof of Matching Required
- Household income information
📊What Are the Reporting Requirements?
- 🗓️Reporting Frequency
- annual
- 📑Reporting Requirements
- performance progress report
- 🔍Audit Requirements
- OMB Uniform Guidance Single Audit if the recipient expends $750,000 or more in federal awards
- 📢Branding Requirements
- Acknowledgment of federal funding required
- 🗄️Record Retention Period
- 3 years post-final-report
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