FIS Supports U.S. States and Territories in Providing Critical Lunch Funding to Families of School-Age Children
Key facts
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides lunch funding benefits to families of school-age children impacted by the school closures.
- FIS is supporting 16 states that have been approved to participate in the Pandemic EBT program, with more set to come online.
Under the FFCRA, states and territories can provide Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) payments to eligible families of school-age children who would otherwise be receiving lunch benefits while in school.
As a leading processor of state-administered EBT benefits programs, FIS is currently providing prepaid cards and processing services to 16 states that have been approved to participate in the P-EBT program:
“For families in need, the importance of providing nutritious lunches doesn’t stop just because their kids aren’t in school,” said
In addition to its support of the P-EBT program, FIS has enabled sixteen states to provide online purchasing of food for more than 9 million households in the
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