02/20/2024
Child Nutrition Programs: Income Eligibility Guidelines (2024-2025)
05/08/2023
Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk
01/30/2023
SP 02-2023
Determining Eligibility for Severe Need Reimbursement Rates for the School Breakfast Program and the Two Cent Differential Reimbursement for the National School Lunch Program in SY 2023-24
06/30/2022
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #109
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program Reimbursement Rates for the Seamless Summer Option in Summer 2022
06/15/2022
SP 11-2022
Determining Eligibility for Severe Need Reimbursement for the SBP and the Two Cent Differential Reimbursement for the NSLP in SY 2022-23 and 2023-24
11/12/2021
Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
09/22/2021
Child Nutrition Waiver Update to Address Meal Service During Unanticipated School Closures and Supply Chain Issues
09/22/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #106
Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
09/22/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #105
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Service of Meals at School Sites during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
09/22/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #104
Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility Requirements for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
09/22/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #103
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals Served by Service Institutions through the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
09/22/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #102
Nationwide Waiver of Meal Times Requirements for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
09/22/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #101
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Meal Service for Service Institutions Operating the SFSP during Unanticipated School Closures in SY 2021-22
09/15/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #100
Waiver to Allow Fiscal Action Flexibility for Meal Pattern Violations Related to COVID-19 Supply Chain Disruptions Impacting School Meals in SY 2021-22
08/27/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #90 (Corrected)
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Specific School Meal Pattern Flexibility for SY 2021-22
07/14/2021
SP17 CACFP15 SFSP09-2021
COVID-19 Waiver Requests Submitted Prior to December 31, 2020
05/24/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #97
Nationwide Waiver to Provide Flexibility for School Meal Programs Administrative Reviews of SFAs Operating Only the SSO in SY 2021-22
04/22/2021
Oversight Plan Waiver
04/21/2021
School Meals Operations Study: Evaluation of the COVID-19 Child Nutrition Waivers and Child Nutrition Programs
04/20/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #84
Child Nutrition Nationwide Waiver Update for SY 2021-22
04/20/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #94
Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements in the School Meal Programs – Revised – EXTENSION 3
04/20/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #93
Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility in the Afterschool Programs and for Family Day Care Home Providers in SY 2021-22
04/20/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #87
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Meal Service for SY 2021-22
04/20/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #86
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program Reimbursement Rates in SY 2021-22
03/26/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #82
Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #81
Nationwide Waiver to Waive First Week Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #75
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Feeding for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 6
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #78
Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #74
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibilities for Summer 2021 Operations- Extension 9
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #80
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 3
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #77
Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 4
03/09/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #76
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for Summer 2021 Operations – EXTENSION 6
02/19/2021
SP07-2021
Department of Education Guidance on Implementation of Child Nutrition Program Waivers
01/15/2021
FFCRA Opt-In Waiver for SY 2021-22 National School Lunch Program USDA Foods Entitlement Calculations
01/07/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #72
Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #66
Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – EXTENSION 2
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #65
Nationwide Waiver to Waive First Week Site Visits in the SFSP - Extension 2
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #64
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – Extension 2
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #62
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – Extension 5
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #61
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option – Extension 5
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #63
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the SFSP and the NSLP Seamless Summer Option - Extension 8
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #68
Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility in the CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Care Component- Extension
10/09/2020
COVID-19: Child Nutrition Response #33
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension #2
10/09/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #60
Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension 3
10/09/2020
CN - Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers – Extension 3
08/31/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #55
CN - Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children - Extension 4
08/31/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #54
CN - Allow Non-Congregate Feeding in SFSP and SSO - Extension 4
08/31/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #53
CN - Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in SFSP and SSO - Extension 7
08/31/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #52
CN: Extend Area Eligibility Waivers Extension 2
08/31/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #50
CN - Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions in the SFSP and SSO - EXTENSION