Waivers Submitted to the USDA for Summer 2025
Waiver Requests
Waiver Approvals
Summer EBT (S-EBT)
The Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer Program, or SUN Bucks, provides food assistance to households with school-
age children who are eligible for free or reduced-priced school meals during the summer when they don't have access
to meals at school. The benefit is $120 per eligible school-aged child. Each eligible child will receive a new Summer
EBT card loaded with Summer EBT (SUN Bucks) benefits.
This program is a partnership between the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, the North Dakota
Department of Public Instruction, and the USDA, Food and Nutrition Services.
HOW CAN MY SCHOOL HELP?
Help reach out to families.
Families SEBT Fact Sheet
Refer Families to:
SEBT Web Site for Parents: NDSummerEBT.nd.gov
SEBT special email address: NDSEBT@nd.gov
Keep your PowerSchool Contacts up to date.
Help Document
Mailing Address Quick Reference Guide
The Summer Food Service Program, also known as the Summer Meals Program, was established to ensure
children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. When school is out, SFSP provides free
meals to kids and teens in low-income areas. Schools and non-profit organizations throughout North Dakota have the
opportunity to provide meals to children.
USDA intends to use all available program flexibilities and contingencies to serve our program participants across our
nutrition programs.
The State of North Dakota has opted into the following waivers for SFSP 2025
- Excessive Heat Waiver
- Air Quality Waiver
- OVS Waiver
TURNIP THE BEET SUMMER MEALS AWARD PROGRAM
The Turnip the Beet Award recognizes outstanding summer meal program sponsors across the nation who work hard to offer high-quality meals to children that are appetizing, appealing, and nutritious during the summer months. Summer meals are critical in the lives of millions of our nation’s youth, whose risk for food insecurity increases during the summer months when they no longer have access to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program. Summer meal programs, including the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) within the NSLP, present the opportunity to help alleviate summertime food insecurity and positively impact children’s growth and development by offering nutritious meals and encouraging children to develop healthy habits at a young age. High-quality summer meals provide daily energy and help ensure children are healthy and ready to learn when they return to school in the fall. The Turnip the Beet Award was created to showcase sponsors who go above and beyond to ensure that children in their care receive high-quality meals that are both nutritious and appetizing.
To learn more about the Turnip the Beet Award, visit the USDA Website: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/turnip-the-beet or watch the Turnip the Beet training: https://youtu.be/PNsrnanM5lY
To access the application for the Turnip the Beet Award, click on the following:
Turnip the Beet Application
Sponsors operating SFSP during the summer of 2024 can apply for this award. The form must be completed and emailed with a one-month menu to mdanderson@nd.gov.
Submissions are due to CNFD by August 1, 2024.