CNP summer EBT admin

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Social & Health Services $7,328,982 on October 1, 2025, under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646), with performance through September 30, 2026. The award funds administrative costs for Washington State's Summer EBT program, which provides Electronic Benefit Transfer 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. Eligible children receive nutrition benefits loaded onto Summer EBT cards that they use to purchase food from approved retailers during the summer break. The Department of Social & Health Services administers the program across Washington State, managing eligibility determination through administrative data where available and processing applications for children who cannot be automatically enrolled. Benefits are distributed statewide from the administrative location in Washington.