VA Sun Bucks
***Note*** The Virginia SUN Bucks program will return in the Summer of 2025. If you received Virginia SUN Bucks in 2024, please hold onto your card. If eligible in 2025, you can use that card again. If you've misplaced or discarded your card, visit the website to request a replacement. VirginiaSunBucks.com
Your household may be automatically eligible to receive $120 per qualifying school-aged child to buy groceries through Virginia SUN Bucks, a new food benefit program. Your child is automatically enrolled in Virginia SUN Bucks if they:
- Receive SNAP or TANF benefits or participate in an income-eligible Medical Assistance (such as Medicaid) program.
- Received free or reduced-price school meals at school during the 2024-2025 school year based on a submitted and approved application.
Unfortunately, households of students who attended a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) during SY24-25 will need to apply for SUN Bucks as they are not automatically eligible UNLESS they were approved based on Direct Certification (SNAP, TANF, Medicaid, Homeless, or Foster status) eligibility.
The Virginia SUN Bucks webpage will be updated regularly throughout the summer of 2025 with eligibility information, how to apply if necessary, and when SUN Bucks will be issued. Families should refrain from contacting schools or the Office of School Nutrition Services as neither are responsible for the distribution and oversight of the SUN Bucks program and its eligibility. Please contact the Virginia Department of Social Services.
Visit VirginiaSunBucks.com for more information.