Iowa, Nebraska Opt Out of Summer EBT for Children

In both states, there are still various programs that will provide children from low-income families with enough food and nutrition year-round.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds at the White House on June 26, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Iowa will not participate in the 2024 Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) for Children, state officials announced on Friday.

“Federal COVID-era cash benefit programs are not sustainable and don’t provide long-term solutions for the issues impacting children and families. An EBT card does nothing to promote nutrition at a time when childhood obesity has become an epidemic” Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a statement.