Federal grant programs / Department of Agriculture

Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (10.646)

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$6.2 billion
• Grant awards221
• Typical award$3.0 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$2.9 billion
• Size rank80 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceGrant

Key findings

• It is the 80th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 82% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 45 states and territories.

What the program funds

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.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

States, including U.S. Territories and the District of Columbia, and Indian Tribal Organizations that administer the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

What the money can and cannot pay for

Through Summer EBT, eligible children receive nutrition benefits loaded onto Summer EBT cards that are used to purchase food during the summer when school is not in session. Summer EBT administrative funds may only be used for costs pertaining to the Summer EBT Program. Benefits issued by States may only be used to purchase SNAP-eligible foods at SNAP retailers. Benefits issued by ITOs may only be used to purchase supplemental foods at WIC retailers.;

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L 117-328) (the Act), Part a, Subpart 2,Public Law P.L 117-328.N/AUSDA is authorized to pay each Summer EBT agency an amount equal to 50 percent of the administrative expenses incurred by the Summer EBT agency in operating the program under this section, including the administrative expenses of LEAs and other agencies in each State or ITO relating to the operation of their Summer EBT Program. Each Summer EBT agency is therefore responsible for a fifty percent administrative funding match.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Oct 01, 2024 to Feb 15, 2025

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FY25: FNS anticipates funding States and ITOs at varying levels.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: SUN Bucks provides $120 in grocery benefits per eligible school-age child when school is out for summer. SUN Bucks can be used to purchase food from authorized retailers in participating states, Tribes, and territories. It may also be known as Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (or Summer EBT) in certain locations.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

State and local governments received 99% of the money, tribes 1.0%.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.