CNP summer EBT admin

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Superintendent of Public Instruction (doing business as the Department of Education) $153,840 on October 1, 2025, under the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children (CFDA 10.646), a formula grant supporting administrative functions related to Summer EBT in Washington state.

Summer EBT provides electronic benefit transfer cards to children who lose eligibility for free and reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program during summer months when school is not in session. The program targets children who were determined eligible for free or reduced-price school meals during the prior school year or during the summer and allows benefits to be used to purchase food from approved retailers.

The award funds administrative and management activities supporting the Summer EBT program in Washington. The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Washington. This is a continual permanent program rather than a competitive grant; federal funding is determined annually, and states may distribute assistance as a lump sum or on a monthly basis according to their determined summer period. Recipients must retain records for three years after submission of certification data.