Eligible Iowa households can receive a monthly allotment to spend on certain food items at the grocery store throughout the summer now that Iowa plans to participate in the federal summer feeding program.
Gov. Reynolds announced Monday the decision to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s SUN Bucks, or Summer EBT, program, which the state has opted out of the past two years. Key to Reynolds’ decision to adopt the program for summer 2026 was the USDA’s approval of a waiver that would align the summer feeding program with the state’s changes to eligible foods under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
