What are Indiana SUN Bucks?

Summer EBT, which is branded as Indiana SUN Bucks, is a new and permanent program to provide money to households with school-aged children to purchase food during the summer. Households will receive $120 for each qualifying child, to be spent during the summer months. Children must be eligible for free or reduced price meals in qualifying schools and eligibility must be established annually.

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If your household has already been notified of automatic eligibility, your child will be automatically enrolled in the SUN Bucks program. You do not need to fill out an application. You will get a card in the mail sent to the address your child's school has on file. If you are not automatically enrolled and believe your children are eligible, you can apply to receive SUN Bucks by filling out a simple application. 

Who qualifies for SUN Bucks?

School-aged children are eligible for Indiana SUN Bucks if:

  • The household already participates in SNAP, TANF, or income-based Medicaid.

  • The student has been identified as a ward of the state (foster child), homeless, or migrant.

  • The student attends a school that offers the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and the household income meets the requirements for free or reduced-price school meals.

Frequently Asked Questions & Additional Resources

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Rush County Schools is dedicated to fighting food insecurity in our Community

Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. Mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

  2. Fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

  3. Email:
    program.intake@usda.gov