Students must meet the following requirements to qualify for SUN Bucks EBT:

If you are participating in a state program listed, you will automatically qualify for Summer Bucks benefits.

We will automatically sign up your eligible children for the Sun Bucks EBT program. Your new Sun Bucks EBT card will be mailed to each qualified student at your primary household listed in your Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Please check your Parent Infinite Campus portal to be sure your contact information is accurate.

• • Participating state programs:
    ● Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
    ● Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP)
    ● Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
    ● Foster care
    ● Medicaid
    ● Students identified as homeless, migrant, or runaway

If you have already applied for free & reduced-price meal benefits, and you have received your approval letter, you will automatically qualify for Sun Bucks EBT benefits.

We will automatically sign you up for the Sun Bucks EBT program. New Sun Bucks EBT card will be mailed to each qualified student at your primary household listed in your Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Please check your Parent Infinite Campus portal to be sure your contact information is accurate.

If you are not participating in a state program and have not yet applied for free & reduced-price meal benefits, but think you may qualify, please apply as soon as possible.

Please apply online through your Infinite Campus portal or complete a paper application. Applications accepted until August 31, 2025. Please reach out to Carol at ctschaek@shakopee.k12.mn.us. If you qualify, we will automatically sign you up for the Sun Bucks EBT benefits.

*Free or reduced eligibility is not determined by whether your student receives free meals at school. A student must either be directly certified for free or reduced eligibility or must qualify for free or reduced eligibility based on a submitted Application for Educational Benefits to Shakopee Public Schools Food & Nutrition Services Department.

For students who already qualify for free or reduced eligibility:

• Ensure that household contact information is up-to-date in Infinite Campus, including parent or guardian name, address and phone number.  
• A new S-EBT card will be mailed to your household 

If you are not participating in a state program and have not yet applied for free & reduced-price meal benefits, but think you may qualify, please apply as soon as possible. 

• Please apply online through your Infinite Campus portal or complete a paper application. Applications will be accepted
  through August 31, 2025. Please reach out to Carol at ctschaek@shakopee.k12.mn.us. If you qualify, we will automatically sign you up for the Sun Bucks EBT benefits.

At this time, it is estimated to take 4-6 weeks from the mail date for families to receive their cards. However, please note that the State has not confirmed a final mail date. Information on this page will be updated as soon as such information is received.

Cards for eligible students in the same household may arrive on different days. Some reasons for this may include but are not limited to eligible student data being uploaded to the state on different days, delays in processing SUN Bucks cards at the State and/or delays in USPS mail delivery. Shakopee Public Schools does not distribute the cards and we are not able to see when cards are mailed.

Questions?

Please email Carol at the Food Services office at ctschaek@shakopee.k12.mn.us or call 952-496-5141.

When leaving a voicemail message or email, be sure to include:
Parent/guardian name
Phone number
Address
Child's full name
Child's birth date

For more information on the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT), click on this link to the Minnesota Department of Human Services Summer EBT website or call the SUN Bucks helpline at 651-431-4608.