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.
Child Nutrition Programs
Nationwide Waivers and Flexibilities
- Meal Times
Nationwide Waiver issued 3/20/2020 | Extended through August 31 | Approved for 2020-21 School Year 6/25/2020| Extended through December 31 | Extended in SFSP/SSO through June 2021- Non-congregate Feeding
Nationwide Waiver issued 3/20/2020 | Extended through May 31 | Extended through August 31 | Extended through September 30 | Approved for 2020-21 School Year 6/25/2020| Extended through December 31 | Extended in SFSP/SSO through June 2021- Nationwide Meal Pattern Waiver
Offered to All States 3/25/2020 | Extended through May 31 | Extended through June 30 | Extended through July 31 | Extended through August 31 | Extended through September 30 | Extended through December 31
- Approved for School, After-school and Day Care Programs for 2020-21 School Year 6/25/2020 | Extended in School After-School and Day Care Programs through June 2021- Nationwide Parent/Guardian Meal Pickup Waiver
Offered to All States 3/25/2020 | Extended through August 31 | Extended through September 30 | Approved for 2020-2021 School Year 6/25/2020 | Extended through June 2021- SFSP/SSO extension
Offered to All States 8/31/2020 Extended through December 31 | Extended through June 2021- Offer Versus Serve Flexibility for Senior High Schools for the School Year 2020-21
Nationwide Waiver Issued 6/25/2020- Afterschool Activity
Nationwide Waiver issued 3/20/2020- Nationwide Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Data Waiver
Offered to All States 3/25/2020- 60 Day Reporting Requirement Waiver
Offered to All States 4/1/2020- CACFP State Agency Monitoring (Annual Review)
Offered to All States 4/24/2020- Food Service Management Company Contract
Offered to All States 4/24/2020 | Extended through June 2021- Local School Wellness Policy Triennial Assessment
Offered to All States 4/23/2020- Extended Unanticipated School Closures
Offered to All States 4/27/2020- 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 | Extended through December 31 | Extended through June 2021- SFSP Offer Versus Serve (Regular Summer)
Offered to All States 4/21/2020 | Extended through December 31 | Extended through June 2021- SFSP First Week Site Visits (Regular Summer)
Offered to All States 4/27/2020 | Extended through December 31 | Extended through June 2021- Pre-approval Flexibility
Offered to All States 9/11/2020 | Extended through June 2021- Nationwide At-risk Afterschool Area Eligibility Waiver
Nationwide Waiver issued 9/18/2020 | Extended through June 2021- Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
Offered to All States 1/7/2021- Pandemic EBT program during School Year 2020-2021
P-EBT School Programs Plan | Plan Approval 1/14/2021- Nationwide Waiver of Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
Offered to All States 3/26/2021- Nationwide Waiver to Allow Sponsors that Successfully Participated in the Summer Food Service Program in FY 2019 to Operate as Experienced Sponsors in FY 2021
Offered to All States 4/1/2021
Additional Waivers and Flexibilities
Pandemic EBT
See above under SNAPFresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Parent Pickup SY 20-21
Approved 9/14/2020Provision 2 Base Year
Approved 8/28/2020- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Alternate Sites SY 20-21
Approved 9/30/2020- Oversight Plan Waiver
Waiver Response 1/26/2021
USDA Foods Programs
- Entitlement Waiver for SY 2020-2021
Approved 9/11/2020
WIC Program
- Extension of Approved Waivers
Extended through June 30 | Extension 2 | Extension 3- Extended Certification
FNS Response 4/20/2020- Medical Documentation Waiver
Approved 4/17/2020- Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work)
Approved 3/30/2020- Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver
Approved 3/23/2020- Separation of Duties
Approved 4/6/2020- Vendor Preauthorization
Approved 6/24/2020