Disaster/COVID-19 Information

Pursuant to section 2202(a) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act) (P.L. 116-127), and in light of the exceptional circumstances surrounding COVID-19, USDA Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) has established the following additional nationwide waivers, available to schools that elect to use them:

• Monitoring and Oversight Plan & Waiver 

Summer Feeding 2021

• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibilities for Summer 2021 Operations (Apply Here)
• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Feeding for Summer 2021 Operations
• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for Summer 2021 Operations
• Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers for Summer 2021 Operations
• Nationwide Waiver of Meal Service Time Restrictions for Summer 2021 Operations
• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites for Summer 2021 Operations

School Year 2020-21

• Provision 2 Waiver base Year 2020-21
• Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers through June 30, 2021 (Apply here)
• Nationwide Waiver Extending Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option through School Year through June 30, 2021 (Apply Here)
• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites - EXTENSION #2

• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Offer Versus Serve Flexibility for Senior High Schools in the National School Lunch Program for School Year 2020-21
• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Service Time Flexibility in the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program – EXTENSION #2
• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children – EXTENSION #5
• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs – EXTENSION #5
• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the Child Nutrition Programs – EXTENSION #5
• Nationwide Waiver to Allow Milk Variety Flexibility and Meal Pattern Flexibility in SFSP and NSLP
• Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Data Waiver: The CEP deadlines are being extended for reporting SY 2019-20 student counts to establish SY 2020-21’s identified student percentage for CEP, as well as for the required notifications and CEP election. No application required.
• Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring: USDA FNS has issued flexibility to waive certain onsite monitoring requirements for the school meals programs to maintain program integrity and support social distancing while providing meals.
• Local Wellness Policy Triennial Assessment: Nationwide waiver to support schools unable to complete a triennial assessment of the local wellness policies by June 30, 2020.
• FSMC Contract Duration Extension:  Nationwide waiver allows flexibility for FSMC contracts that may be extended through or around June 30, 2021, may be extended through SY 2021-2022 (June 30, 2022).
• FSMC Contract Duration: Nationwide waiver allows flexibility for FSMC contracts that may expire by or around June 30, 2020, may be extended through SY 2020-2021 (June 30, 2021).