A new program will allow families receiving SNAP benefits to purchase food for their children during the summer break
The Food and Nutrition Service has released the full list of states, tribes and territories that will participate in this initiative. SNAP recipients with school-age children may be eligible to receive SUN Bucks payments.
The maximum benefit per child is $120. Some beneficiaries will automatically receive SUN Bucks, while others will need to apply directly. These funds can be used to purchase a variety of foods: fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, poultry, bread, cereal, dairy, snacks and soft drinks.
States that offer SUN Bucks to SNAP recipients in the U.S.
Although states such as Nevada, Missouri and New Hampshire plan to join the SUN Bucks program, it will not be possible this summer. Therefore, SNAP recipients in these states will have to wait to receive these $120 checks. Below is the full list:
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Hawaii
- Illinois (SNAP/TANF)
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Montana
- Minnesota
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- New York (P-EBT)
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin (P-EBT)
Districts, Tribes, and Territories that grant SUN Bucks to eligible SNAP recipients
Although some states do not participate in the SUN Bucks program, some tribes do. For example, in Oklahoma, the Cherokee and Chickasaw Nation have joined the program.
- American Samoa (paper coupons)
- CNMI (paper coupons)
- District of Columbia
- Guam (P-EBT)
- Puerto Rico (NAP)
USDA suggests checking other SUN programs if SUN Bucks is not available in your state, such as SUN Meal or SUN Meals To-Go. If you are enrolled in the SUN Bucks program, the benefit will be added to your SNAP account. Occasionally, you may receive a separate EBT card.