FIS Supports U.S. States and Territories in Providing Critical Lunch Funding to Families of School-Age Children
May 21 2020 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Key facts
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides lunch
funding benefits to families of school-age children impacted by the
school closures.
- FIS is supporting 16 states that have been approved to
participate in the Pandemic EBT program, with more set to come
online.
Financial services technology leader FIS™ (NYSE: FIS) announced
today that it is supporting U.S. states and territories under the
U.S. Government’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
to deliver needed lunch and food benefits to families of school-age
children who have been impacted by school closures due to the
current health crisis. In addition to distributing electronic
benefits transfer (EBT) cards that can be used by participating
families for in-store or online grocery purchases, FIS is also
providing processing and customer support services.
Under the FFCRA, states and territories can provide Pandemic
Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) payments to eligible families
of school-age children who would otherwise be receiving lunch
benefits while in school.
As a leading processor of state-administered EBT benefits
programs, FIS is currently providing prepaid cards and processing
services to 16 states that have been approved to participate in the
P-EBT program: Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode
Island, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Additional states are set to come online in the coming weeks.
“For families in need, the importance of providing nutritious
lunches doesn’t stop just because their kids aren’t in school,”
said Jim Johnson, head of Financial Institution Payments and Wealth
at FIS. “FIS is committed to assisting U.S. states and territories
to leverage the P-EBT program to ensure that families receive this
critical assistance during the current crisis.”
In addition to its support of the P-EBT program, FIS has enabled
sixteen states to provide online purchasing of food for more than 9
million households in the U.S. through the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) under a pilot program run by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture. For a full list of participating states
in the program, visit
https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/online-purchasing-pilot.
The FIS COVID-19 Online Resource Center provides continually
updated information and resources on ways that FIS is supporting
government, banks, small businesses and individuals during the
current crisis.
About FIS
FIS is a leading provider of technology solutions for merchants,
banks and capital markets firms globally. Our more than 55,000
people are dedicated to advancing the way the world pays, banks and
invests by applying our scale, deep expertise and data-driven
insights. We help our clients use technology in innovative ways to
solve business-critical challenges and deliver superior experiences
for their customers. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS is
a Fortune 500® company and is a member of Standard & Poor’s
500® Index. To learn more, visit www.fisglobal.com. Follow FIS on
Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter (@FISGlobal).
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Kim Snider, +1 904.438.6278 Senior Vice President FIS Global
Marketing and Communications kim.snider@fisglobal.com
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