The USDA Food and Nutrition Services announced Nebraska has been approved to disburse a second round of Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer.
The program provides assistance to families of children who are eligible for free or reduced-priced meals impacted by school closures.
Families who qualified for the second round had their benefits automatically already loaded onto an EBT card. Thecards were mailed earlier this week to families who qualified. Families with questions about their eligibility should contact their school, questions about the program should call 471-9043.
With this final disbursement the P-EBT program ended on September 30th with the end of the federal fiscal year. DHHS will not be able to launch a new program until given clearance from FNS. For this second round of P-EBT $762,947 was disbursed.
Receiving P-EBT benefits will not affect a family’s ability to receive other benefits and benefits will be good for one year after receiving them. P-EBT benefits can be used to buy food at grocery stores and farmer’s markets that accept SNAP EBT and to purchase groceries online at Amazon and Walmart.