SNAP COVID-19 Emergency Allotments Guidance

ATTENTION

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 terminates emergency allotments (supplements) after the issuance of February 2023 benefits.

USDA has granted waivers to the following states, allowing for the issuance of emergency allotments (supplements) based on a public health emergency declaration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act related to an outbreak of COVID-19 when a state has also issued an emergency or disaster declaration.

Select from the following list to see all of the COVID-19 waivers issued to each state:

2023

2022

Acknowledged Extensions (through December 2022)

Alabama California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Guam Hawaii Illinois

Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire

New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

Acknowledged Extensions (through November 2022)

Alabama California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Guam Hawaii Illinois

Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire

New Jersey New York New Mexico North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

Acknowledged Extensions (through October 2022)

Alabama California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Guam Hawaii Illinois

Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Hampshire New Jersey

New Mexico Nevada New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

Acknowledged Extensions (through September 2022)

Alabama California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Guam Hawaii Illinois

Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Jersey

New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Texas Vermont Virginia Utah Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

Acknowledged Extensions (through August 2022)

Alabama Alaska California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Guam Hawaii Illinois

Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Jersey New Hampshire

New Mexico New York North Carolina Oklahoma Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

Acknowledged Extensions (through July 2022)

Alabama Alaska California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Guam Hawaii New Jersey

Illinois Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire

New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Texas

Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

Acknowledged Extensions (through June 2022)

Alabama Alaska California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Hawaii

Illinois Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nevada New Hampshire

New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina

Texas Utah Virginia Virgin Islands Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

Acknowledged Extensions (through May 2022)

Alabama Alaska California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Hawaii

Illinois Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota New Hampshire

New Jersey New York New Mexico Nevada North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin

Acknowledged Extensions (through April 2022)

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam

Hawaii Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota

Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through March 2022)

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Hawaii

Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota

Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through February 2022)

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Hawaii

Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota

Nevada New Jersey New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through January 2022)

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Hawaii

Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota

Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

2021

Acknowledged Extensions (through December 2021)

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Hawai Illinois

Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Nevada

New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee

Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through November 2021)

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Hawaii Illinois

Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Nevada

New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee

Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through October 2021)

Alaska Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam  Illinois

Hawaii Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota

Mississippi Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through September 2021)

Alabama Alaska California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Hawaii

Indiana Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota

Mississippi Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through August 2021)

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Hawaii Indiana

Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through July 2021)

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Indiana

Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana

Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York New Mexico North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through June 2021)

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Illinois

Iowa Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana

Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through May 2021)

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii

Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon

Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Utah Texas Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through April 2021)

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii

Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands West Virginia Washington Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through March 2021)

Alabama Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho

Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through February 2021)

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii

Idaho Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi

Missouri Montana Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through January 2021)

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Florida Hawaii Idaho

Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Oklahoma Pennsylvania

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

2020

Acknowledged Extensions (through December)

Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Georgia Guam Florida Hawaii

Idaho Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through November)

Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho

Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana

Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island

South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through October)

Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of  Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii

Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi

Missouri Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through September)

Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii

Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maine Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi

Missouri Montana Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through August)

Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through July)

Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii

Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Acknowledged Extensions (through June)

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii

Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi

Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon

Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wyoming

Original Request

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii

Idaho Illinois Iowa Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri

Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania

Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Resources

• EA Provision in the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023
• State Guidance Memo - updated 4/1/2021
• State Guidance Determination - 4/1/2021
• P-EBT/EA Questions and Answers - 4/27/2020
• State Guidance Memo - updated - 4/21/2020
• State Guidance Memo - original - 3/20/2020