07/07/2023
Rates of Reimbursement
09/22/2022
CN Flexibilities for Summer 2022 and School Year 2022-23
08/01/2022
School Meals Programs Comparison Table of Flexibilities for School Year 2021-22 and School Year 2022-23
07/26/2022
National School Lunch, Special Milk, and School Breakfast Programs, National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates
07/22/2022
Support for Child Nutrition Program Operators
07/06/2022
Overview of the Keep Kids Fed Act and New Supply Chain Assistance Funding
05/12/2022
Transitioning to Normal Child Nutrition Operations: Additional Waiver Opportunities
11/12/2021
Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
09/22/2021
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #106
Nationwide Waiver for Selected Child Nutrition Program Reporting Requirements
09/02/2021
Planning for a Dynamic School Environment Webinar: Guidance for Meal Service Flexibilities for 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
07/16/2021
School Meals Programs - National Average Payments/Maximum Reimbursement Rates (July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022)
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
03/09/2021
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
08/31/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #48
CN - Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites - Extension
08/20/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #47
CN - Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – Extension 3
07/30/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #38
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – Extension 5
07/02/2020
COVID–19: Child Nutrition Response #15
Nationwide Waiver to Waive First Week Site Visits in the SFSP