Incident: Severe Storms
When: Sept. 27, 2024
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP)
- On Oct. 4, 2024, FNS approved the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS) request to issue mass replacements to impacted households. This waiver approval allows households to receive replacement of SNAP benefits as stated in the approval due to power outages as a result of severe storms that occurred on Sept. 27, 2024. The waiver approval applies to Jackson County.
- On Oct. 1, 2024, FNS approved the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS) request to waive the 10-day reporting requirement for replacement of food purchased with SNAP benefits lost as a result of power outages due to severe storms beginning on Sept. 27, 2024. The waiver is applicable statewide and in effect through Oct. 27, 2024.
Incident: Severe Storms
When: Aug. 6, 2024
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP)
- On Aug. 28, 2024, FNS approved the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (DJFS) request to modify the mass replacements waiver to impacted households. The initial waiver approved on Aug. 16, 2024, includes Geauga and Lake counties and the following zip codes in Cuyahoga County (44101, 44102, 44103, 44104, 44105, 44106, 44107, 44108, 44109, 44110, 44111, 44112, 44113, 44114, 44115, 44116, 44117, 44118, 44119, 44120, 44121, 44122, 44123, 44124, 44125, 44126, 44127, 44128, 44129, 44130, 44131, 44132, 44133, 44134, 44135, 44136, 44137, 44138, 44139, 44140, 44141, 44142, 44143, 44144, 44145, 44146, 44147, 44181, 44188, 44190, 44070, 44022) counties. This modification waiver approval allows households to receive replacements of SNAP benefits as stated in the initial approval due to power outages as a result of severe storms that began on Aug. 6, 2024. The modification waiver approval applies to the following zip codes in Ashtabula County: 44085 and 44099.
- On Aug. 16, 2024, FNS approved the Ohio DJFS request to issue mass replacements to impacted households. This waiver approval allows households to receive replacement of SNAP benefits as stated in the approval due to power outages as a result of severe storms that began Aug. 6, 2024. The waiver applies to Geauga and Lake counties, and the following zip codes in Cuyahoga County: 44101, 44102, 44103, 44104, 44105, 44106, 44107, 44108, 44109, 44110, 44111, 44112, 44113, 44114, 44115, 44116, 44117, 44118, 44119, 44120, 44121, 44122, 44123, 44124, 44125, 44126, 44127, 44128, 44129, 44130, 44131, 44132, 44133, 44134, 44135, 44136, 44137, 44138, 44139, 44140, 44141, 44142, 44143, 44144, 44145, 44146, 44147, 44181, 44188, 44190, 44070, and 44022.
- On Aug. 15, 2024, FNS approved the Ohio DJFS request to waive the 10-day reporting requirement for food purchased with SNAP benefits that was lost as a result of power outages due to severe storms that began on Aug. 6, 2024. The waiver applies to Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Portage, Summit, and Trumbull counties. The waiver is in effect through Sept. 5, 2024.
Incident: Storms
When: March 21, 2024
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP)
- On March 21, 2024, FNS approved the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services request to waive the 10-day reporting requirement for food purchased with SNAP benefits that was lost as a result of power outages due to storms that occurred on March 14, 2024. The waiver request applies to residents of Auglaize, Crawford, Darke, Delaware, Hancock, Licking, Logan, Mercer, Miami, Richland, and Union counties and is in effect through April 15, 2024.
Past Responses
- 2019
Incident: Tornadoes and Power Outages
When: May 27, 2019 and continuing
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP)
- On June 21, 2019, FNS approved the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services' request to waive timely reporting of food loss for households in Montgomery County. This waiver approval will allow affected households in Montgomery County to make a request for replacement of SNAP benefits through July 5, 2019. These replacement SNAP benefits will allow households to replace food lost due to power outages caused by tornadoes that began on May 27, 2019.
State agencies are responsible for requesting and operating the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP). For more information, visit the state’s website or call the state’s SNAP hotline at 1-844-640-OHIO. For questions related to your Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card, call 1-866-386-3071.
If you think you may be eligible for disaster food assistance in your state, please contact your local state office.