CNP SME EBT benefits non appr

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Administracion De Desarrollo Socioeconomico De La Familia $59.899 million on October 1, 2025 under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646), a formula grant supporting the delivery of nutrition benefits to eligible children during summer months when school meal access ends.

The recipient, Puerto Rico's territorial social services agency, administers Summer EBT benefits loaded onto EBT cards that children determined eligible for free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program use to purchase food from approved retailers during the summer. The award funds both benefit delivery and administrative costs, with the recipient responsible for identifying eligible beneficiaries, processing applications and eligibility determinations, managing EBT card infrastructure, and maintaining three-year record retention. Some eligible children are automatically enrolled based on state administrative data indicating prior free or reduced-price meal eligibility; others must apply and be determined eligible.

Performance runs through September 30, 2026 in Puerto Rico. The Summer EBT program operates as a continual permanent program rather than a competitive grant with extension potential; federal funding is determined annually and recipients may distribute benefits as a lump sum or monthly throughout their designated summer period.