Montana to apply for federal money for children’s meals for summer 2024

Montana’s health department director said earlier this month that the state is applying in January for the next round of federal money that helps pay for meals for children in the summer.

Educators and others in the state who work with schools and raise money to feed hungry kids said this week they hope the state follows through after the department declined to apply for $10 million in federal P-EBT funds — or Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer money — this summer, citing administrative burden...