Pandemic EBT admin

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) was awarded a $6.3 million Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Pandemic EBT Administrative Costs program (CFDA #10.649) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding supports costs incurred by ODJFS to operate the Pandemic EBT Food Benefit Program (P-EBT), which provides federal financial participation to state agencies and local entities for administrative expenses associated with distributing food benefits to eligible households during the COVID-19 public health emergency. As the designated state agency, ODJFS will leverage the federal funding to administer the P-EBT program in Ohio through September 2022, delivering food assistance to those impacted by pandemic-related school closures and other qualifying disruptions.