Pandemic EBT Benefits

  •     On September 24, 2020, Oregon was approved for a P-EBT benefit issuance totaling $35,624,870.

 

  •      To be eligible for the P-EBT August/September meal benefits, a student must:
  1.      Have been reported to ODE, between July 1 – September 22, as enrolled in a school sponsoring the National School Lunch Program in School Year 2021;
  2.      Be eligible for no-cost meals in School Year 2020 or 2021; and
  3.      Be missing National School Lunch Program or Seamless Summer Option meals On-Site at school for at least 5 consecutive days in School Year 2021 due to COVID.

 

 

  •     Beginning on September 28, we will be issuing $100 in September P-EBT benefits to 313,342 Oregon students, totaling $31,334,200.

 

  •     Additional P-EBT benefits will vary by school district.

 

  •     Districts that are open for 100% in-person or on-site school are not eligible for September P-EBT.

 

  •     There is no application for families to submit for benefits.

 

  •     Student information was not collected directly from schools:

 

Source of Student Information:

  •     SSID updates reported to ODE after July 1, 2020
  •     On-Demand Uploads in the Direct Certification System after July 1, 2020
  •     Eligibility reported for Spring P-EBT: July 1, 2019 – current

 

Source of District Information:

  •     Operational Blueprints for School Re-Entry