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Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (Summer-EBT/SUN Bucks) provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children who lose access to free or reduced-price school meals when schools are closed for the summer.
Starting in 2025, Arizona families will receive $120 per eligible child to purchase groceries during the summer months, when school is out of session.
Use this tool to determine if your child is:
1.) eligible for SUN Bucks (also known as Summer EBT) or
2.) OPT OUT of receiving the benefit. If you wish to opt out, please visit this webpage and check the "I would like to opt out of receiving Summer EBT benefits" once you enter the student information.
SUN Bucks Eligibility Screener Guide
The following form is a screener tool to help avoid unnecessary efforts for households. Many households are automatically eligible for SUN Bucks, and this tool ensures households who are already eligible do not complete a 2025 SUN Bucks Household Application when it is not required. Completion of the SUN Bucks Eligibility Screener Guide will provide the link to the SUN Bucks Household Application if applicable.
Please be sure to complete this screener for each child in your household. Eligibility may vary by child.
This form will not collect any identifying information about you or your family. It should take under 5 minutes to complete.
View this List of National School Lunch Program (NSLP)/School Breakfast Program (SBP) Schools Participating in School Year 2024-2025
or search using the below table:
Was the student participating in any of the following programs for one or more days between July 1, 2024 through August 5, 2025?
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF),
Medicaid with a household income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level (before deductions),
Student is a foster child, certified for the Migrant Education Program or Homeless Education Program,
Student is enrolled in a Head Start that participates in the NSLP/SBP
Your household is typically everyone who lives under the same roof and that you share groceries with.
Household size: ............. Yearly Income Limit:
2 people ............................... $37,814
3 people ............................... $47,767
4 people ............................... $57,720
5 people ............................... $67,673
6 people ............................... $77,626
7 people ............................... $87,579
8 people ............................... $97,532
Because this child is certified to receive free or reduced-price school meals, they will be automatically enrolled in the SUN Bucks program. To receive benefits, please ensure that your child's school has your current mailing address on file.
If you have additional children, please repeat this form to determine if additional children are automatically eligible for SUN Bucks or if a 2025 SUN Bucks Household Application is required.
Please note: this result is an estimate based on the information you provided about this child. The Arizona Department of Education makes all final eligibility decisions for SUN Bucks.
Learn more about Summer EBT here.
Because this child is enrolled in qualifying public assistance programs, they are automatically eligible for SUN Bucks and do not need to submit a 2025 SUN Bucks Household Application. To receive benefits, please ensure your mailing address is correct with all public assistance programs.
Based on the information provided for this child, you will need to submit a 2025 SUN Bucks Household Application through the Arizona Department of Education to apply for the benefit. The 2025 SUN Bucks Household Application can be found here and needs to be submitted by August 5, 2025. The submitted application will be screened, and if the child(ren) on the application are determined as eligible, the $120 SUN Bucks benefit will be mailed based on the address that is provided in the application.
Learn more about SUN Bucks here.
If your family needs help with food this summer, you can visit a participating summer food service site near you and visit the site during the meal service time(s). Participating sites are open to all families with children 18 and under, the Free Summer Meals program doesn't ask for any paperwork, no questions asked. Find a site near you here.
Unfortunately, we don't have enough information to determine whether this child will receive SUN Bucks or not. You can submit a 2025 SUN Bucks Household Application through the Arizona Department of Education to apply for the benefit. The 2025 SUN Bucks Household Application can be found here and needs to be submitted by August 5, 2025. The submitted application will be screened, and if the child(ren) on the application are determined as eligible, the $120 SUN Bucks benefit will be mailed based on the address that is provided in the application.
