The Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) received a $1.72 million Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Pandemic EBT Administrative Costs (CFDA 10.649) federal grant program. The award period is October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
The grant funds will support MDHS's administration of the Pandemic EBT Food Benefit Program (P-EBT) in Mississippi. P-EBT provides federal financial assistance to state agencies and local entities for costs associated with operating a program that issues food benefits to eligible households with children impacted by school closures due to COVID-19. MDHS will deliver P-EBT food benefits and administer the program on behalf of the State of Mississippi using the funding from this Formula Grant award.
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