Formula Grant 263CO831N1803

The Board of Education Colorado received a formula grant award of $169,468 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Program for Children (CFDA 10.646), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Under this award, Colorado administers and delivers electronic benefit transfer payments to eligible low-income children during summer months when they lose access to free and reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The funds support both the distribution of EBT benefits loaded onto cards that children use to purchase food from approved retailers and the administrative costs associated with program management.

The Summer EBT program reduces childhood hunger and food insecurity by serving children determined eligible for free or reduced-price school meals during the prior school year or current summer period. Colorado's program administration includes enrollment activities, benefit distribution coordination, and maintenance of required records for three years following fiscal year certification. As a permanent, continual federal program, Colorado submits annual management and administrative plans to receive its formula-allocated funding through the Letter of Credit mechanism rather than through competitive application processes.