Waiver 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
School Year 2021-2022
- USDA Consolidated QAs for School Year 2021-2022
- Nationwide Waiver to Allow the Seamless Summer Option through School Year 2021-2022
- Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program Reimbursement Rates in School Year 2021-2022
- Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-Congregate Meal Service for School Year 2021-2022
- Nationwide Waiver of Meal Times for School Year 2021-2022
- Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children for School Year 2021-2022
- Nationwide Waiver to Allow Specific School Meal Pattern Flexibility for School Year 2021-2022
- Nationwide Waiver to Allow Offer Versus Serve Flexibility for Senior High Schools in School Year 2021-2022
- Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility in the Afterschool Programs and for Family Day Care Home Providers in School Year 2021-2022
- Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements in the School Meals Programs - Revised - EXTENSION
Summer Feeding 2021
- Summer Feeding 2021 Survey
- 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 2019-20
- 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).
Q&A Resources
- COVID-19 Guidance to Continue Meal Service During the Summer
- Questions and Answers Relating to Seamless Summer Option Operations during School Year 2020-21
- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program during COVID19
- DESE FAQs and Resources for SY 2020-21
- USDA Questions & Answers: COVID-19 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and Seamless Summer Option (SSO)
- 2017 Edition Questions & Answers for the National School Lunch Program's Seamless Summer Option
- Using USDA Food During a Human Pandemic Outbreak Options for Schools and Communities
- CDC on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions
USDA Donated Foods Program Disaster Resources
- Requesting replacement of USDA Foods used during closure of COVID-19
- USDA Food Disaster Assistance
- USDA Foods Program Disaster Manual
- FD-093: Q&A related to disaster policies and procedures
- Disaster Response USDA Memo
- Disaster Relief/Summer Storage
- Food and Nutrition Services Disaster Assistance
- FFCRA Opt-In Statewide Waiver for SY2020-2021, NSLP, USDA Foods Entitlement Calculations
- FFCRA Opt-In Statewide Waiver Extension for SY2021-2022, NSLP, USDA Foods Entitlement Calculation