Federal Grant Award Summary

The Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS) received a $3.015 million formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports ODJFS's administration and management of the Summer EBT program in Ohio, which provides electronic benefit transfer (EBT) benefits to low-income children who lose access to free and reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program during summer months when school is not in session.

Under this formula grant, ODJFS delivers nutrition assistance services by identifying eligible children through administrative data or direct application processes, processing enrollments, distributing benefits via EBT card infrastructure, and maintaining required three-year record retention compliance. Eligible children receive nutrition benefits loaded onto Summer EBT cards that can be used to purchase food from approved retailers. The funding supports the administrative and operational costs necessary to identify and enroll eligible participants and maintain the EBT distribution system throughout Ohio's designated summer period.