Submit list of students eligible for SUN Bucks grocery benefit
6/10/2024
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is requesting help from schools and districts in identifying students who meet the criteria for SUN Bucks, a new federal Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT). The program provides children who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Each eligible child will receive a one-time $120 benefit for the summer.
The Department is requesting schools and districts submit a comprehensive list of students by 4 p.m. June 13 who meet the following criteria:
- Direct certification or other categorical eligibility category (foster, experiencing homelessness, migrant, runaway, or Head Start) for school year 2023-2024; or
- Certified through a free or reduced-price student meal application for school year 2023-2024; or
- Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 schools only: Student is enrolled and approved for free waivers using the Ohio Household Income Form (this method is only approved for summer 2024).
SPECIAL NOTE FOR COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION (CEP) AND PROVISION 2 SCHOOLS:
Summer EBT regulations require each student to have a school year 2023-2024 free or reduced-price meal certification to qualify for Summer EBT. As such, and unlike P-EBT, CEP and Provision 2 schools cannot submit the full school enrollment for the Summer EBT benefit. CEP and Provision 2 schools can submit students who have current-year certifications under any of the bullet points above. All other CEP and Provision 2 households that could qualify for free or reduced-price meal benefits can complete a Summer EBT application at sebt.ohio.gov for benefit consideration.
Direct questions about the process to support@ohio-k12.help or call 866-244-0071 and select Option 1.