| CATEGORY | FOOD FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN DURING CORONAVIRUS |
| SERVICE/SUPPORT TYPE | Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) State Guidance on Coronavirus P-EBT | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov) |
| AGENCY | The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) |
| COST | FREE |
| ELIGIBILITY SUMMARY | “The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 provides the Secretary of Agriculture authority to approve state agency plans for temporary emergency standards of eligibility and levels of benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. Children who would receive free or reduced-price meals under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act if not for the school closure are eligible under this provision. State agencies may submit plans in any case in which a school is closed for at least 5 consecutive days during a public health emergency designation during which the school would otherwise be in session.” State Guidance on Coronavirus P-EBT | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov) |
| WEB LINK | Find Your State’s Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) Program: State Guidance on Coronavirus P-EBT | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov) |
| APPLICATION | See Your State for Pandemic EBT Programs: State Guidance on Coronavirus P-EBT | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov) OTHER INFO.: Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) Questions and Answers for Retailers | Food and Nutrition Service (usda.gov) |