Pandemic ebt georgia tracking. Pandemic electronic benefits transfer p ebt about the program the district remains committed to ensuring that families with children who received free and reduced price meals continued to have access to healthy meals during school closures due to the coronavirus covid 19 public health emergency. North carolina has been approved for the new pandemic electronic benefit transfer p ebt program. Pandemic electronic benefit transfer p ebt provides nutritional resources to families who have lost access to free or reduced price school meals due to school closures.
At this time p ebt is a one time benefit and the application closed on. Pandemic electronic benefit transfer p ebt is a new program authorized by the families first coronavirus response act ffcra which provides assistance to families with children who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced price school meals due to the covid 19 pandemic. State of georgia government websites and email systems use georgiagov or gagov at the end of the address.
Local state and federal government websites often end in gov. P ebt questions answers p ebtea reporting questions answers the families first coronavirus response act of 2020 provides the secretary of agriculture authority to approve state agency plans for temporary emergency standards of eligibility and levels of benefits under the food and nutrition act of 2008. The georgia division of family children services dfcs has partnered with the georgia department of education gadoe to provide food benefits to families with children who receive free andor reduced lunch.
Department of agricultures food and nutrition service to facilitate the distribution of p ebt to families affected. 2 peachtree street nw suite 19 490 atlanta ga 30303 pandemic electronic benefit transfer p ebt frequently asked questions the georgia division of family and children services dfcs in partnership with the georgia department of education doe has been approved to operate the new pandemic electronic benefit transfer p ebt program. Families will receive money on a new or existing ebt card to help fill the school meals gap.
Families will get up to 365 per eligible child on their p ebt card to use on food and groceries. The families first coronavirus response act of 2020 allows the us. Pandemic ebt p ebt under the new p ebt program families of children who receive free or reduced meals at school or attend a community eligibility provision school may receive financial assistance to replace school meals during the months of march april and may due to covid 19 school closures.
This program will provide extra help buying groceries for the families of the more than 800000 children who normally receive free and reduced lunch at school. Before sharing sensitive or personal information make sure youre on an official state website.