Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring Requirements
FNS has granted a nationwide waiver, providing flexibilities to certain onsite monitoring requirements for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Summer Food Service Program.
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Reimbursement for Meals Served Prior to Notification of Approval and Provide Flexibility for Pre-Approval Visits in the Summer Food Service Program- EXTENSION
This waiver allows SFSP operators to forgo the requirement that reimbursements shall not be paid for meals served at a site before the sponsor has received written notification that the site has been approved for participation.
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Offer Versus Serve Flexibilities in the Summer Food Service Program- EXTENSION 2
FNS waives, for all States, requirements that limit the use of Offer Versus Serve (OVS) to school food authorities and require sponsors to apply OVS under the rules followed for the National School Lunch Program.
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Nationwide Waiver fo Meal Service Time Restrictions in the Summer Food Service Program and the National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option- EXTENSION 2
FNS waives all states that elect to be subject to this waiver, the meal service time requirements allowing meals served outside of the standard meal times.
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Nationwide Waiver to Waive First Week Site Visits in the Summer Food Service Program- EXTENSION 2
FNS waives, for all states, the requirement that Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sponsors are required to visit each of their sites at least once during the first week of operation.
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Area Eligibility for Closed Enrolled Sites in the Summer Food Service Program and the National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option- EXTENSION 2
Under this waiver, Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option (SSO) closed enrolled sites during COVID-19 may determine site eligibility through area eligibility without collecting income eligibility applications.
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Parents and Guardians to Pick Up Meals for Children- EXTENSION 5
Under this waiver, Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option Operators in a State with an approved waiver allowing non-congregate meal distribution during COVID-19 related operations may distribute meals to a parent or guardian to take home to their children.
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Non-congregate Feeding in the Summer Food Service Program and the National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option- EXTENSION 5
FNS is allowing meals to be served in non-group settings to support social distancing through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option (SSO).
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs- EXTENSION 5
This waiver extends the Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Child Nutrition Programs.
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility in the Summer Food Service Program and the National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option- EXTENSION 8
This waiver extends the Nationwide Waiver to Allow Meal Pattern Flexibility for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option (SSO).
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Nationwide Waiver to Allow Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer Option Operations through SY 2020-2021-EXTENSION
This waiver allows the Summer Food Service Program and the National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option to continue to operate through June 30, 2021.
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Nationwide Waiver of Area Eligibility in the Child and Adult Care Food Program At-Risk Afterschool Care Component- EXTENSION
This waiver allows schools and afterschool care centers, regardless of their location, to serve at-risk afterschool meals and snacks to students after the regular school day.
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Nationwide Waiver to Extend Area Eligibility Waivers- EXTENSION 3
FNS allows states during unanticipated school closures to waive the requirement in the summer meals programs that “open site” meal service is limited to areas with at least half of the children in low-income households.
Expiration Date: Extended through June 30, 2021
Onsite Monitoring Requirements in the School Meals Programs Revised – EXTENSION 2
For all State agencies and school food authorities (SFAs) that elect to be subject to this waiver, FNS extends its waiver of school meals onsite monitoring requirements and the requirement to complete the onsite portion of the administrative review during the school year the review was begun through June 30, 2021
Expiration Date: June 30, 2021