CNP summer EBT admin

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Administracion De Desarrollo Socioeconomico De La Familia $178,000 on October 1, 2025, under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646) to administer Summer EBT benefits in Puerto Rico through September 30, 2026.

The award funds administrative costs for the Summer EBT program, which reduces hunger and food insecurity by providing EBT benefits to children who lose access to free and reduced price meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program during summer when school is not in session. Administracion De Desarrollo Socioeconomico De La Familia, Puerto Rico's territorial social services agency, identifies eligible beneficiaries, processes applications and eligibility determinations, manages benefit distributions via EBT card infrastructure, and maintains three-year record retention compliance. Children determined eligible for free or reduced price school meals receive nutrition benefits loaded onto Summer EBT cards that they use to purchase food from approved retailers during the summer period.

As a state-equivalent entity, Administracion De Desarrollo Socioeconomico De La Familia receives direct federal allocations tied to congressionally mandated formulas based on Puerto Rico's proportional share of low-income populations and strategically sub-awards portions of federal funding to local government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community providers across the island to implement program delivery.