Formula Grant 267ASAS6N1175

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded $2.6M to American Samoa Government's Department of Human and Social Services under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This formula grant funds nutrition benefits and administrative costs to reduce food insecurity for eligible children during summer months when access to free and reduced-price school meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program is unavailable.

Under this award, American Samoa will provide eligible children with Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) benefits loaded onto cards for food purchases at approved retailers. Eligible children are those determined eligible for free or reduced-price school meals during the prior school year or summer period. The funding supports both benefit distribution to eligible children and administrative expenses related to program management, including submission and maintenance of management and administrative plans via Letter of Credit, record retention for three years post-certification, and oversight of the summer benefit distribution cycle.