2022 P-EBT Data Collection
Submission 1, including information from September 2022 - January 2023 will be due in February 2023.
Submission 2, including information from February - May 11, 2023, and Summer 2023 is due between May 11-19, 2023.
January P-EBT Template Letter to Households for CEP and Provision 2 Schools
In School Year 2022-23, all public schools in Vermont and some independent schools are offering free meals to all students using Provision 2 or CEP. This means that all students at these schools are eligible for P-EBT on days that they miss school due to COVID-19. All public schools and those independent schools offering CEP or Provision 2 should customize these letters as appropriate for their schools and households, and send these letters to households along with the P-EBT FAQs for Households in January 2023.
- English P-EBT Template Letter
- Translations
January P-EBT Template Letter to Households for Pricing Programs
Independent schools operating pricing school meals programs through the National School Lunch Program should customize these pricing template letters as appropriate for their schools and households, and send these letters to households along with free and reduced meal applications when appropriate, and the P-EBT FAQs for Households in January 2023. Only students who qualify for free and reduced price meals at these schools are eligible for P-EBT on days when they miss school for a COVID-19 related reason.
Additional Materials
- P-EBT Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Households from Vermont Department of Children and Families
- Definition of COVID-19-Related Absences for Purposes of Issuing P-EBT Benefits
- Instructions for Determining Eligibility for P-EBT in School Year 21-22
- Training for P-EBT Officials - February 2023
- Information on determining eligibility for free and reduced meals on our Free and Reduced Meals webpage
School officials only, please reach out to Denise Blankenship at Denise.Blankenship@vermont.gov with your P-EBT questions.
Please direct caregivers and families to the Vermont Department of Children and Families' P-EBT webpage or call 1-800-479-6151 for more information about P-EBT benefits. Caregivers and families should contact their student's school if they have specific concerns about their student's eligibility for free and reduced meals or would like to change the head of household or mailing address that will be used to issue the card.