Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring
In accordance with the Family First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, USDA 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. FNS has used its authority to waive these requirements to continue to maintain program integrity and to provide meals, while also supporting social distancing in order to reduce the exposure to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
These waivers are effective immediately, and will remain in effect through June 30, 2020, or until expiration of the federally declared public health emergency, whichever is earlier.
Requirements specific to each waiver are detailed in the linked pages below:
- Nationwide Waiver of Monitoring Requirements for Sponsors in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Extended through August 2020, Extended through September 2021
- Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for State Agencies in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, Extended through August 2020, Extended through September 2021
- Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements in the School Meals Programs, Extended through August 2020, Extended through June 2021
- Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for Sponsoring Organizations in the Summer Food Service Program, Extended through August 2020, Extended through September 2021
- Nationwide Waiver of Onsite Monitoring Requirements for State Agencies in the Summer Food Service Program, Extended through August 2020, Extended through September 2021
- Nationwide Waiver of Annual Review Requirements for State Agencies in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Nationwide Waiver of First Week Site Visits in SFSP, Extended through December 2020
The following states have chosen to use at least one of the nationwide monitoring waivers.
Select from the following list to see all COVID-19 waivers issued for your state in child nutrition programs.
The contents of this guidance document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.