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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.
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/20/2020 | WIC | Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) | Approved |
| 3/25/2020 | WIC | Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver | Approved |
| 3/26/2020 | WIC | Food Package Substitution Waiver | Approved |
| 4/1/2020 | WIC | Separation of Duties Waiver | Approved |
| 4/15/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved Extension |
| 4/30/2020 | WIC | Extended Certification | FNS Response |
| 5/15/2020 | WIC | Extension of Approved Waivers | Extended through June 30 |
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/24/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved Extension |
Eastern Shoshone Tribe
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/24/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved |
| 3/24/2020 | WIC | Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver | Approved |
| 3/25/2020 | WIC | Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) | Approved |
| 5/15/2020 | WIC | Extension of Approved Waivers | Extended through June 30 |
The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 4/4/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved |
Northern Arapaho Tribe
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/24/2020 | WIC | Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver | Approved |
| 3/27/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved |
| 3/30/2020 | WIC | Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) | Approved |
| 5/29/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Extension Extension 2 |
| 5/15/2020 | WIC | Extension of Approved Waivers | Extended through June 30 |
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 5/2/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved |
Oglala Sioux Tribe
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 4/11/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved |
| 4/23/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved |
| 5/12/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Extension |
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/20/2020 | WIC | Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) | Approved |
| 3/24/2020 | WIC | Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver | Approved |
| 3/30/2020 | WIC | Separation of Duties | Approved |
| 4/28/2020 | WIC | Extended Certification | FNS Response |
| 5/15/2020 | WIC | Extension of Approved Waivers | Extended through June 30 |
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/20/2020 | WIC | Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) | Approved |
| 3/27/2020 | WIC | Food Package Substitution Waiver | Approved |
| 3/30/2020 | WIC | Separation of Duties | Approved |
| 3/31/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved |
| 4/1/2020 | WIC | Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver | Approved |
| 4/27/2020 | WIC | Extended Certification | FNS Response |
| 5/15/2020 | WIC | Extension of Approved Waivers | Extended through June 30 |
Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/20/2020 | WIC | Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) | Approved |
| 3/24/2020 | WIC | Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver | Approved |
| 4/3/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved Extension Extended through July 3 |
| 4/17/2020 | WIC | Food Package Substitution Waiver (whole wheat/whole grain bread) | Approved |
| 5/15/2020 | WIC | Extension of Approved Waivers | Extended through June 30 |
| 9/8/2020 | WIC | Vendor Compliance Investigations Annual | Approved |
| 9/8/2020 | WIC | Vendor Routine Monitoring Annual | Approved |
Spirit Lake Tribe
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/27/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved |
| 5/9/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution Extension | Approved |
| 10/30/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution November Extension | Approved |
| 12/7/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution December Extension | Approved |
| 1/12/2021 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution January 2021 Extension | Approved |
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/20/2020 | WIC | Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) | Approved |
| 3/24/2020 | WIC | Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver | Approved |
| 3/25/2020 | WIC | Food Package Substitution Waiver (fluid milk, whole wheat/whole grain bread, eggs, cheese) | Approved |
| 3/27/2020 | WIC | Medical Documentation Waiver | Approved |
| 5/21/2020 | WIC | Extended Certification | Request |
| 5/15/2020 | WIC | Extension of Approved Waivers | Extended through June 30 |
Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/20/2020 | WIC | Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) | Approved |
| 3/24/2020 | WIC | Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver | Approved |
| 5/22/2020 | WIC | Extended Certification | Extension |
| 5/15/2020 | WIC | Extension of Approved Waivers | Extended through June 30 |
| 9/25/2020 | WIC | Separation of Duties Waiver | Approved |
| 9/28/2020 | WIC | Vendor Routine Monitoring Onsite | Approved |
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 4/11/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved |
Iowa Tribes of Kansas and Southeast Nebraska
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/31/2020 | USDA Foods | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved Extension |
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/20/2020 | WIC | Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) | Approved |
| 3/24/2020 | WIC | Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver | Approved |
| 4/3/2020 | WIC | Medical Documentation Waiver | Approved |
| 5/5/2020 | WIC | Extended Certification | FNS Response |
| 5/15/2020 | WIC | Extension of Approved Waivers | Extended through June 30 |
| 12/9/2020 | WIC | Food Package Substitution Waiver | Approved |
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
| Date | Program | Request | Status |
| 3/20/2020 | WIC | Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) | Approved |
| 3/24/2020 | WIC | Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver | Approved |
| 4/8/2020 | FDD | Disaster Household Distribution | Approved Extended through July 3 |
| 4/30/2020 | WIC | Extended Certification | FNS Response |
| 5/15/2020 | WIC | Extension of Approved Waivers | Extended through June 30 |