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.
In an effort to help states prepare for the eventual end of the federal public health emergency, FNS hosted a webinar to share lessons learned from state agencies that have ended emergency allotments.
To support state agencies and program operators as they transition back to standard program operations while continuing to manage challenges associated with the pandemic, FNS is working both internally and with other federal agencies to pursue strategies within existing authorities and available resources.
This document is a template to assist states in the development of an amendment to extend their approved state plan to operate pandemic EBT for school children and for children in child care during summer 2022.
This document provides information to states to assist in the development of state plans to operate P-EBT for school children and children in child care during a covered summer period.
FNS is releasing new guidance to assist states in the development of P-EBT plans for the summer of 2022.
Select from the following states to see all of the COVID-19 waivers issued in the SNAP.
Select from the following states to see all of the COVID-19 waivers issued in the WIC Program.