Students may qualify for a $120 EBT Card, but the application deadline is days away.
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced that Missouri has been approved to administer Summer EBT 2024.
Missouri children who are eligible for free and reduced-price school meals will be eligible for the program, which the opportunity to receive critical nutrition benefits. Households who need to apply can submit the application online by August 31, 2024. Families can use the Missouri SuN Bucks Eligibility Navigator to see if they need to complete an application.
Approved families will receive a one-time $120 benefit per eligible student. The funds will be loaded onto an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card and mailed to the household address or loaded onto a SNAP household member’s card.
Families with children who meet the criteria will receive an EBT card by mail, or the benefit will be added to their existing EBT card. Criteria for automatic eligibility includes:
- The household already participates in SNAP or Temporary Assistance; including extended eligible household members, or
- The child is age 7-17 and in foster care, homeless, a migrant, or
- The child attends a school that offers the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program and the household income meets the requirements for free or reduced-price school meals
