Summer EBT Portal
Summer EBT Portal
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The North Dakota Department of Public
Instruction (NDDPI) Child Nutrition and Food Distribution (CNFD) is partnering
with the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) to
implement the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT)
program. This program provides food assistance benefits to
households with school-age children eligible for free or reduced-priced school
meals during the summer when they don't have access to meals at school.
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For more information on Summer
EBT go to:
Food
Programs | North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (nd.gov)
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DO NOT COMPLETE AN APPLICATION
IF:
·
If your child’s school participates in
the National School Lunch Program in the 2023-2024 School Year AND:
o Your
child receives free meals at school, AND your household income is at or under
185% of the 2023-2024 federal poverty level, or
o Your
household receives SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR benefits, or
o Your
child is experiencing homelessness, is a migrant student or is in foster care.
·
If your child does not attend a school
that participates in the National School Lunch Program, but your household receives
SNAP or TANF benefits, AND your child is between the ages of 7 and 16.
If your household meets any of the conditions
above, you have already been confirmed to receive Summer EBT Benefits and should
have received an email in the month of April alerting you of the benefit and giving
you a Unique Access Link to the Summer EBT Portal.
If you have not received an email and you
believe your child is eligible, as described above, please contact us.
COMPLETE AN APPLICATION ONLY IF:
· Your
child does not receive free school meals:
If your child is not already directly certified or categorically
eligible, and you did not complete and return an application
for free school meals to your child’s school, you are encouraged to submit the
Alternate Meals Application below to see if you qualify for the Summer EBT
benefit.
· Your
child attends a school that provides free meals for every student in the
school:
If your child attends a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
school and is not directly certified or categorically eligible, you are encouraged
to submit an Alternate Meals Application below to see if you qualify
for the Summer EBT benefit.
[SUMMER EBT ALTERNATIVE APPLICATION]
STOP,
READ ABOVE, You May Not Need to Apply!
Applications
will open on April 24, 2024
[Fair Hearing Procedure]
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To contact us:
Email NDSEBT@nd.gov or Call
701-328-7328
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[North Dakota Summer
EBT Waiver Requests]
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7 CFR 292.26(a)(1) |
Hearing procedures for families and
Summer EBT Agencies. Fair hearing procedures established
by the Summer EBT agency must allow a household to appeal within 90 days
after the end of the summer operational period. |
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7 CFR 292.15(g)(4) |
Providing replacement EBT cards or PINs. Replacement
EBT cards must be available for pick up or placed in the mail within 2
business days following notice by the household that the card was lost,
stolen or damaged. |
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7 CFR 292.15(c)(1)(i)(A) |
Benefit issuance. For eligible
children who apply after the summer operational period begins, benefits must
be issued and available to spend not later than 15 operational days after a
complete application is received by the Summer EBT agency. |
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7 CFR 292.15(c)(1)(i)(A) |
Benefit issuance. For children who
can be streamline certified or who have an approved Summer EBT application on
file, benefits must be issued and available for participants to use 7-14
calendar days before the start of the summer operational period. |
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7 CFR 292.12(f)(1) |
Income applications. The Summer EBT
agency must notify (or place notification in the mail) eligible households of
a child's approved status within 15 operational days of receipt of a complete
application. |
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution
is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or
reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other
than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of
communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or
local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202)
720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should
complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can
be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from
any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to
USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone
number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in
sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR)
about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed
AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
This institution is an equal
opportunity provider.