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Tribal Nation COVID-19 Waivers & Flexibilities (WRO)

Resource type
Waivers
Resource Materials

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.

 

Burns Paiute Tribe
Date Program Request Status
4/15/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved

 

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Oregon
Date Program Request Status
4/8/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved
4/21/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved

 

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Date Program Request Status
4/21/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved

 

Fort Mojave Tribe
Date Program Request Status
3/20/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved
4/4/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Extension Approved

 

Hoopa Valley Tribe
Date Program Request Status
3/27/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved
Extension

 

Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada
Date Program Request Status
3/20/2020 WIC Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) Approved
3/24/2020 WIC Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver Approved
3/27/2020 WIC Medical Documentation Waiver Approved
4/14/2020 WIC Separation of Duties Approved
5/15/2020 WIC Extension of Approved Waivers Extended through June 30
9/16/2020 WIC Vendor Compliance Investigations Annual Approved
9/16/2020 WIC Vendor Routine Monitoring Onsite Approved
9/24/2020 WIC Vendor Routine Monitoring Annual Approved
8/16/2021 WIC Vendor Compliance Investigations Annual Approved

 

Quinault Indian Nation
Date Program Request Status
4/2/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved
Extension

 

Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians
Date Program Request Status
3/27/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved
Extension

 

Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Date Program Request Status
3/31/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved

 

Shoshone Paiute Tribe
Date Program Request Status
3/31/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved
4/24/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved

 

Small Tribes Organization of Western Washington’s (STOWW)
Date Program Request Status
3/31/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved
Extension

 

Southern California Tribal Chairmen's Association
Date Program Request Status
5/14/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved
Revision
Extension

 

South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency

 

Date Program Request Status
4/9/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved
Extension

 

Yerington Paiute Tribe
Date Program Request Status
4/7/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved
Extension

 

Yurok Tribe
Date Program Request Status
4/11/2020 USDA Foods Disaster Household Distribution Approved
Extension
Page updated: March 02, 2023