Resource type
Waivers
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.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Emergency Allotments
Request Received 3/30/2020 | Initial Approval 4/1/2020 | June Extension Approved | July Extension Approved
Pandemic EBT
Approved 6/26/2020
Application Processing
- Extended Certification Periods; Waive Periodic Reporting
Initial Request Received 3/20/2020 | Initial Request Approved 3/23/2020
June Extension Approval
July Extension Request 6/9/2020) | June Extension Denied 6/28/2020- Adjustment to Interview Requirements
Note: Approvals for April through June included waiving initial and recertification interviews, waiving face-to-face interviews, and postponing expedited service interviews.
Offered to All States 3/26/2020 | June Extension Approved
- Waive Initial and Recertification Interviews
Request Received 3/20/2020 | Request Approved 3/23/2020
July Extension Request 6/29/2020 | July Extension Denial 6/28/2020
- Waive Face-to-Face Interviews
July Extension Approved 6/23/2020
Claims
- Temporary Suspension of Claims Collection
Received 4/26/2020 | Approved 4/10/2020 | June Extension
Quality Control
- SNAP Flexibility for Quality Control Interviews
Offered to All States 3/13/2020- QC Case Review Extension
Offered to All States 3/19/2020- QC Sampling Plan Reduction
Received 4/29/2020- Suspend QC Reviews
Received 4/29/2020
Other
- Suspend Student Eligibility Rules
Received 4/13/2020 | Mass Denial 4/10/2020
Child Nutrition Programs
Nationwide Waivers and Flexibilities
- Afterschool Activity
Nationwide Waiver issued 3/20/2020- CACFP State Agency Monitoring (Annual Review)
Offered to All States 3/28/2020- Extended Unanticipated School Closures
Offered to All States 4/27/2020- Food Service Management Company Contract
Offered to All States 4/24/2020- Local School Wellness Policy Triennial Assessment
Offered to All States 4/23/2020- Meal Times
Nationwide Waiver issued 3/20/2020 | Extended through August 31 | Approved for 2020-2021 School Year 6/25/2020- Nationwide Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Data Waiver
Offered to All States 3/25/2020- Nationwide Meal Pattern Waiver
Offered to All States 3/25/2020 | Extended through May 31 | Extended through June 30 |Extended through July 31 | Approved for 2020-2021 School Year 6/25/2020- Nationwide Parent/Guardian Meal Pickup Waiver
Offered to All States 3/25/2020 | Extended through August 31 | Approved for 2020-2021 School Year 6/25/2020- Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
Offered to All States 3/25/2020 | Extension for Sponsors in CACFP | Extension for States in CACFP | Extensions for Schools | Extensions for Sponsors in SFSP | Extensions for States in SFSP | Extended through Aug 31- Non-congregate Feeding
Nationwide Waiver issued 3/20/2020 | Extended through August 31 | Approved for 2020-2021 School Year 6/25/2020- Offer Versus Serve Flexibility for Senior High Schools for the School Year 2020-2021
Nationwide Waiver Issued 6/25/2020- SFSP/SSO Area Eligibility Waiver
Approved 3/31/2020 | Extended through Aug 31- SFSP/SSO Meal Service Times (Regular Summer)
Offered to All States 4/21/2020- SFSP/SSO Closed Enrolled Sites (Regular Summer)
Offered to All States 4/21/2020- SFSP Offer Versus Serve (Regular Summer)
Offered to All States 4/21/2020- SFSP First Week Site Visits (Regular Summer)
Offered to All States 4/21/2020- 60 Day Reporting Requirement Waiver
Offered to All States 4/1/2020
Additional Waivers and Flexibilities
- SFSP-SFA Monitoring Review Waiver
Approved 7/13/2020- Pandemic EBT
See above under SNAP
USDA Foods Programs
No outstanding waivers at this time.
WIC Program
- Extension of Approved Waivers
Extended through June 30- Food Package Substitutions Waiver (fluid milk)
Approved 3/25/2020- Food Package Substitutions Waiver (infant food fruits and vegetables)
Approved 4/3/2020- Food Package Substitutions Waiver (eggs)
Approved 4/6/2020- Local Agency Monitoring
Approved 4/6/2020 | Approved Revision- Medical Documentation Waiver
Approved 3/26/2020- Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work)
Approved 3/20/2020- Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver
Approved 3/23/2020- Separation of Duties
Approved 3/30/2020