Biden Administration's Summer EBT Program to Provide Grocery Money to 21 Million Children

The program aims to ensure students have enough food during the summer when they can't access school meals.

The Biden administration's new federal program, Summer EBT, will provide summer grocery money to 21 million children across 35 states, all five U.S. territories, and four tribes.
The program aims to ensure students get enough food when they're not in school and can't access free or reduced breakfast and lunch.
Families with children who are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches will be eligible for Summer EBT, which will cover about 70% of the eligible population in its first year.
Eligible families will receive $40 per month per child during the summer — a total of $120 per child.
The USDA estimates it will provide a total of $2.5 billion in grocery benefits in 2024 through the Summer EBT program.