CNP summer EBT admin

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the New Jersey Department of Agriculture $1,004,011 in formula grant funding on October 1, 2025, under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646).

The award funds administrative expenses for New Jersey's Summer EBT program, which provides EBT benefits to children who lose access to free and reduced price meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program when school is not in session. Eligible children receive nutrition benefits loaded onto Summer EBT cards to purchase food from approved retailers during the summer period. The program identifies eligible children through administrative data where available; those not identified through existing records must apply and be determined eligible by the state.

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture, a state government entity, administers the program statewide. The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in New Jersey. As a formula grant under a permanent federal program, Summer EBT funding is determined annually and is not subject to competitive selection or no-cost extension provisions. The state must submit and receive approval on its management and administrative plans to access funding via Letter of Credit and must retain program records for three years after submission of annual certification data.