CNP summer EBT admin

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Public Health and Social Services of Guam $829,217 on October 1, 2025, to administer the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646).

The award funds administrative operations for Summer EBT, a federally-assisted program that provides EBT benefits to children who lose access to free and reduced price meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program during summer break. Eligible children—those determined eligible for free or reduced price school meals in the prior school year or during summer—receive nutrition benefits loaded onto Summer EBT cards for purchasing food from approved retailers. The program operates under a Letter of Credit funding mechanism and requires recipient agencies to retain records for three years after submission of annual certification data.

The award period runs October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with performance taking place in Guam. The funding represents administrative support for the territorial program, which may be distributed as a lump sum or on a monthly basis according to the determined summer period. Summer EBT is a continual permanent program without competitive grant mechanics or no-cost extension provisions.