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USDA intends to use all available program flexibilities and contingencies to serve our program participants across our 15 nutrition programs. We have already begun to issue waivers to ease program operations and protect the health of participants.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Pandemic EBT
- Pandemic EBT program during SY 2020-21
P-EBT School Programs Plan | Plan Approval 8/16/2021 | Amendment 12/10/2021
P-EBT Summer Plan Approval 8/16/2021 | Amendment 12/10/2021 - Pandemic EBT program during SY 2021-22
P-EBT School Programs Plan | Plan Approval 3/22/2022
P-EBT Summer Plan | Plan Approval 9/26/2022
P-EBT School Programs Plan Amendment | Plan Approval 10/4/2022 - Pandemic EBT program during SY 2022-23
P-EBT Summer Plan | Plan Approval 6/26/2023
Child Nutrition Programs
Nationwide Waivers and Flexibilities
Please contact your state agency if you have questions about the waivers they have elected.
- Afterschool Activity
Nationwide Waiver issued 3/20/2020 - Meal Times
Nationwide Waiver issued 3/20/2020 | Extended through August 31 | Approved for SY 2020-21 6/25/2020 | Extended through December 31 | Extended in SFSP/SSO through June 2021 - Nationwide At-risk Afterschool Area Eligibility Waiver
Nationwide Waiver issued 9/18/2020 | Extended through June 2021 - Nationwide Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Data Waiver
Offered to All States 3/25/2020 - Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
Offered to All States 1/7/2021 - Nationwide Waiver of Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Offered to All States 3/26/2021 - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Sponsors that Successfully Participated in the Summer Food Service Program in FY 2019 to Operate as Experienced Sponsors in FY 2021
Offered to All States 4/1/2021 - Nationwide Waiver to Provide Flexibility for School Meal Programs Administrative Reviews of SFAs Operating Only the SSO in SY 2021-22
Offered to All States 5/21/2021 - Non-congregate Feeding
Nationwide Waiver issued 3/20/2020 |Extended through August 31 | Extended through September 30 | Approved for SY 2020-21 6/25/2020 | Extended through December 31 | Extended in SFSP/SSO through June 2021
WIC Program
- Extension of Approved
- Extended through June 30 | Extension 2 | Extension 3
- Extended Certification
FNS Response 4/20/2020 - Physical Presence (includes lab work)
Approved 3/20/2020 - Remote Benefit Issuance
Approved 3/30/2020