CNP summer EBT admin

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Rhode Island Department of Human Services $444,571 on October 1, 2025, under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646) to administer Summer EBT benefits in Rhode Island.

The Summer EBT program reduces hunger and food insecurity for children who lose access to free and reduced price meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program during summer break. The Rhode Island Department of Human Services provides EBT benefits loaded onto Summer EBT cards to eligible children, who use the cards to purchase food from approved retailers. Children eligible for Summer EBT include those determined eligible for free or reduced price school meals in the prior school year or during the summer; some are automatically enrolled based on administrative data indicating eligibility, while others must apply and be determined eligible by the state.

The award funds administrative functions supporting this program delivery. The funding obligated is $444,571, covering the period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Rhode Island. This is a formula grant supporting a continual permanent federal program; the Rhode Island Department of Human Services operates as a child entity under the State of Rhode Island.