Formula Grant 263KS833N1803

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service provides $240,910.00 to the Kansas Department for Children and Families to fund the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Program for Children (CFDA 10.646). The program's objective is to reduce hunger and food insecurity among low-income children by providing them with electronic benefits to purchase food from approved retailers during the summer months when they lose access to free and reduced-price school meals. This ongoing, established initiative allows states to submit annual plans to receive funding, which can be distributed as lump sums or monthly benefits during the designated summer period. The Kansas Department for Children and Families, as the state-level governmental entity, will be responsible for administering the Summer EBT program and distributing the benefits to eligible children across Kansas.