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Resource | Guidance Documents 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.

08/31/2020
Resource | Guidance Documents CN: Extending Summer Food Service Program and SSO

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

08/31/2020
Resource | Technical Assistance CN - Provision 2 Base Year

FNS is granting requests for waivers for schools that were conducting a Provision 2 base year in SY 2019-2020 to develop their claiming percentage using data collected when school was in full operation.

08/31/2020
Resource | Guidance Documents 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 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. 

08/21/2020
Resource | Policy Memos CN - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in SFSP - Extension 3

This waiver extends the SFSP Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in Child Nutrition Programs - Extension - granted on May 14, which expires on Aug. 31, 2020— through Sept. 30, 2020, or for the duration of summer operations, whichever is earlier.

08/20/2020
Resource | Guidance Documents CN - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – Extension 3

This waiver extends the nationwide waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children - Extension, granted on May 14, 2020 until Sept. 30, 2020, or for the duration of summer operations, whichever is earlier. This waiver extension applies to the NSLP Seamless Summer Option and the SFSP.

08/20/2020
Resource | Technical Assistance CN - SFSP SFA Sponsor Review

FNS is waiving the review requirement for experienced school food authorities that operated the Summer Food Service Program as a new sponsor during an unanticipated school closure.

08/11/2020
Resource | Technical Assistance Child Nutrition Monitoring Waiver Extensions 2

FNS is extending of four previous nationwide waivers of onsite monitoring requirements in the school meals programs, Summer Food Service Program, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program and announced one new nationwide waiver of onsite monitoring requirements for sponsors in CACFP. 

08/04/2020
Resource | Policy Memos Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for State Agencies in the SFSP – Extension 2

This extension of Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for State Agencies in the SFSP – Extension, issued on June 8, 2020 to waive the requirements until Aug. 31, 2020 applies to monitoring of schools and institutions operating SFSP during an unanticipated school closure. This waiver extension remains in effect through Sept. 30, 2021.

08/04/2020
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