Federal Grant Award Summary

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Administracion De Desarrollo Socioeconomico De La Familia $108,668.00 through the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646) to support administrative operations in Puerto Rico. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, funds the management and operational costs necessary to administer Summer EBT benefits to eligible low-income children during summer months when school meal programs are unavailable. Key administrative functions include identifying and enrolling eligible children, processing benefit distributions via EBT card infrastructure, and maintaining required three-year record retention compliance.

Through this formula grant, the awardee provides electronic benefit transfer (EBT) benefits to low-income children in Puerto Rico who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The agency identifies eligible beneficiaries through administrative data from prior school year determinations and direct application processes, then distributes nutrition assistance funds loaded onto EBT cards that children use to purchase food from approved retailers during the summer period. As Puerto Rico's principal welfare and social services administrator, the organization strategically sub-awards portions of federal grants to local government agencies and community providers to ensure effective resource distribution to vulnerable populations across the territory.