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SNAP - Extending Certification Periods and Adjusting Periodic Reports

Resource type
Waivers

Initial Approvals (March - May)

FNS will allow the state agency to extend certification periods and temporarily waive periodic report form submissions for households whose certification periods expired in March, April or May.

Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Maine
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 Dakota
Texas
Virginia
Virgin Islands
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia

June Extensions

FNS is permitting all interested state agencies to extend certification periods and accordingly adjust periodic report submission dates for ongoing SNAP households who are due for recertification or periodic reporting through June 30, 2020.

Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Texas
Virginia
Virgin Island
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin

July Extensions

Approvals

Alaska*
Arizona
Delaware
District of Columbia*
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana*
Kentucky
New Jersey
Minnesota*
Missouri
New York
North Carolina*
Ohio
Pennsylvania*
Texas
Virgin Island
Virginia
Washington

* After 2nd request

Denials

Arizona
Colorado
Delaware
Montana
New Mexico
Ohio
Washington

August Extensions

Approvals

Alaska
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
New Jersey
Minnesota
Missouri
New York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virgin Islands
Washington

September Extensions

Approvals

Illinois* New Jersey    

Denials

Georgia
Michigan
Minnesota
North Carolina
Texas  

September-November Extensions

Approvals

Virginia      

October Extensions

Approvals

New Jersey      

October-December Extensions

Denials

       
Page updated: March 29, 2022