California: COVID-19 Waivers & Flexibilities
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.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
| Date | Request | Status |
| 3/13/2020 | SNAP Flexibility for Quality Control Interviews | State Selected Option |
| 3/23/2020 | Extended Certification Periods; Waive Periodic Reporting (Received: 3/20/2020) |
Approved |
| 3/27/2020 | Telephonic Signature (Received: 3/26/2020) | Approved |
| 3/30/2020 | Emergency Allotments to Current SNAP Households (Received: 3/27/2020) |
Approved |
Child Nutrition Programs
| Date | Request | Status |
| 3/13/2020 | Summer Meals Non-congregate Feeding | Approved |
| 3/20/2020 | Meal Times | Nationwide Waiver |
| 3/20/2020 | Non-congregate Feeding | Nationwide Waiver |
| 3/20/2020 | Afterschool Activity | Nationwide Waiver |
| 3/25/2020 | Nationwide Meal Pattern Waiver | State Selected Option |
| 3/25/2020 | Nationwide Parent/Guardian Meal Pickup Waiver | State Selected Option |
| 3/25/2020 | Nationwide Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Data Waiver | State Selected Option |
| 3/25/2020 | Nationwide Waivers of Child Nutrition Monitoring | State Selected Option |
| 3/30/2020 | Area Eligibility SFSP/SSO | Approved |
USDA Foods Programs
| Date | Request | Status |
| No outstanding waivers at this time. |
WIC Program
| Date | Request | Status |
| 3/20/2020 | Physical Presence Waiver (includes lab work) | Approved |
| 3/25/2020 | Remote Benefit Issuance Waiver | Approved |
| 3/30/2020 | Minimum Stock | FNS Response |