Below is information about food benefits for the 2021-22 School Year. To learn all about the updated benefits and if you’re eligible continue reading.

DC Approved for Fiscal Year 2022 Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) (reminder)
In July 2022, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) approved P-EBT benefits for fiscal year 2022 (FY22). Details are below.

Summer 2022 P-EBT Benefits
The District will issue summer P-EBT benefits to eligible families by the end of September 2022. Eligible children will receive the federally approved flat rate of $391 per child. DC children are eligible for Summer 2022 P-EBT benefits under the following circumstances:

1. A child older than age 6 (as of Sept. 30, 2021) was enrolled in a school in the 2021-22 school year that participated in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) or Seamless Summer Option (SSO) and either:
   • the school participated in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP);
   • applied for Free and Reduced-price Meals (FARM) before Aug. 29, 2022, is determined eligible by the School Food Authority (SFA) and eligibility is updated in the student information system (SIS) by Sept. 15, 2022;
   • Directly certified for FARM (which includes students receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program [SNAP] and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families [TANF]).
2. A child younger than age 6 (as of Sept. 30, 2021) is part of a household that received a SNAP benefit between Aug. 30, 2021 and Aug. 20, 2022.

School Year 2021-22 P-EBT Benefits for children younger than age 6

Children who were younger than age 6 on Sept. 30, 2021 and were part of a household participating in SNAP will receive a monthly benefit of $60.20 for each month they were enrolled in SNAP, or $602.02 for the year. These children will also receive a flat benefit of $391 for the summer.

Additional information can be found on the DC Department of Human Services (DHS) P-EBT website in multiple languages. DHS’s public benefits call center can be reached at (202) 727‑5355, Monday–Friday, from 7:30 a.m.–4:45 p.m. Resources are linked below and more information will be sent directly to nutrition points of contact, including when and how to contact DHS.

• Free and Reduced-price Meal (FARM) applications in English and Spanish. For additional translations please visit the USDA website.