CNP summer EBT admin

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $2,365,565 to the New Mexico Health Care Authority under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646) on October 1, 2025.

The award funds the administration of Summer EBT benefits in New Mexico. Through this program, the state provides Electronic Benefit Transfer cards loaded with nutrition benefits to 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. Eligible children 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 while others must apply and be determined eligible. Benefits are used to purchase food from approved retailers.

The New Mexico Health Care Authority, a division of the Department of Human Services, serves as the state's single agency administrator for this and multiple other federal nutrition and social service programs. Performance occurs in New Mexico with a period of performance from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Summer EBT is a permanent federal program in which funding is determined annually and states may release assistance as a lump sum or on a monthly basis during their designated summer period. The assistance type is a formula grant.