Funding Description
The California Department of Education (CDE) SUN Bucks (Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer [EBT]) allocation provides funding to eligible local educational agencies (LEAs) for collecting, processing, and verifying Universal Benefits Applications or SUN Bucks applications used to identify students eligible for 2026 SUN Bucks Benefits.
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants |
Local educational agencies
|
| Required Eligibility Criteria |
Not applicable |
| Other Eligibility Considerations |
Funds will be automatically dispersed to LEAs that submitted 2026 SUN Bucks eligibility records derived from Universal Benefits Applications (UBA) to the CDE and that completed/submitted the 2026 Sun Bucks report online. |
| Eligible Grade Level(s) |
Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
|
| Eligible Age Level(s) |
0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
|
Funding
| Legal Authority |
California Education Code Section 49506.5 |
| Source / Type |
State, Federal / Apportionment
|
| State Fiscal Year |
2026-27
|
| SACS Resource / Revenue Codes |
5336 / 8520,8220
|
| Total Available |
$3,372,100
|
| Recipient Amount |
Amount is based on each UBA processed
|
| Match Requirement |
No
|
| Allocation Formula |
Amount is based on $20 per UBA record submitted to the CDE via Education Data Collection System and $100 per UBA verification record submitted to the CDE via Snap Survey reporting.
|
Important Dates
| Date Application Available |
Unavailable
|
| Due Date |
Unavailable
|
| Expected Notification Date |
October 1, 2026
|
Additional Information
| Application |
Unavailable |
| Background |
SUN Bucks Funds [http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sunbucksapport.asp] |
| Fiscal |
Unavailable |
| Funding Results | 2026 SUN Bucks POM Results [http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/fo/r9/sunbucks26results.asp] |
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| Other |
Unavailable |
Contacts
Last Modified:
September 28, 2026
