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Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0156 CN - Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions in the SFSP and SSO - EXTENSION

Nationwide waiver of meal service time restrictions in the Summer Food Service Program and National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option - Extension.

COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #50
08/31/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0158 CN - Waive First Week Site Visits in SFSP - Extension

Nationwide waiver to waive first week site visits in the Summer Food Service Program.

COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #49
08/31/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0157 CN - Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites - Extension

Nationwide waiver to allow  area eligibility for closed enrolled sites in the Summer Food Service Program and the National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option- Extension.

COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #48
08/31/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0151 CN: Extending Summer Food Service Program and SSO

Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option Operations through December 2020.

COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #56
08/31/2020
Resource | Policy FY 21 SNAP QC Tolerance Level

SNAP’s QC system uses a tolerance level to set the threshold for determining which errors are included in the national payment error rate calculation. Based on changes in the Thrifty Food Plan, the tolerance threshold will increase to $39 for FY 2021.

SNAP QC PM 20-01
08/27/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0160 SNAP Extension of Waiver of QC Face-to-Face Interview Requirement Due to the COVID-19 – Blanket Approval

FNS will allow state agencies to suspend requirements to conduct face-to-face interviews for QC active reviews through Dec. 31, 2020.

08/25/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0150 Questions and Answers for the Child Nutrition Programs during SY 2020-21 – #5

This memorandum includes questions and answers intended to provide clarification to state agencies and program operators as they transition to the upcoming school year. 

SP24 CACFP13 SFSP13-2020
08/21/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0149 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Operations for SY 2020-21 during COVID-19

This memorandum includes questions and answers intended to provide clarification on the operation of the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency.

SP23-2020
08/21/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0146 CN - Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension

This waiver extends the Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers through Aug. 31, 2020 until Sept. 30, 2020, or for the duration of summer operations, whichever is earlier. This waiver extension applies to the Summer Food Service Program and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option.

COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #46
08/20/2020
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2020-0145 CN - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in SFSP - Extension 6

This waiver extends the SFSP Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 5—granted on July 30, 2020, that expires on Aug. 31, 2020—through Sept. 30, 2020, or for the duration of summer operations, whichever is earlier.

COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #45
08/20/2020
Page updated: October 14, 2021