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    Guidance for States Preparing for the End of the Public Health Emergency
      06/09/2023
    Resource | Waivers
    South Carolina: 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.
      05/15/2023
    Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
    CACFP: Providing Multiple Meals at a Time During School Year 2022-23
        USDA continues to work with state child nutrition agencies to offer flexibilities in response to public health needs while still promoting nutritious meals during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
          FNS-870
    04/27/2023
    Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance
    Team Nutrition Resources for SY 2022-23
        These publications provide considerations, tips, best practices and sample menus for child nutrition operators who wish to distribute multiple meals at one time.
      04/27/2023
    Resource | Waivers
    Alabama: 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.
      03/09/2023
    Resource | Technical Assistance & Guidance | FNS-GD-2020-0093
    SNAP COVID-19 Emergency Allotments Guidance
        USDA has issued guidance to states in implementing FFCRA of 2020 which provides for the issuance of emergency allotments based on a public health emergency declaration by the Secretary of HHS under the Public Health Service Act related to an outbreak of COVID-19 when a state has also issued an emergency or disaster declaration.
      03/07/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Preparing for Changes in Student Eligibility Following the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
        The rules concerning student eligibility for SNAP are changing due to the lifting of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023. To help state agencies prepare for these changes, FNS has consolidated and is sharing existing resources related to student eligibility.
      02/15/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Reimbursement for Meals and Snacks Served at CACFP Emergency Shelters after the Public Health Emergency Ends
        This memorandum notifies state agencies and program operators that temporary authority to claim reimbursement for meals and snacks to young people between the ages of 19 and 24 in emergency shelters participating in CACFP, will end when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, which is expected on May 11, 2023.
          CACFP 03-2023
    02/15/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    Offsite Monitoring of the CACFP and School Meal Programs After the Public Health Emergency Ends
        The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance regarding the expiration of the offsite monitoring for CACFP and the School Meal Programs after the COVID-19 public health emergency ends.
          SP 03-2023, CACFP 02-2023
    02/15/2023
    Resource | Policy Memos
    SNAP – Expiration of Program Flexibilities for the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
        To help SNAP state agencies prepare for the lifting of the COVID-19 federal public health emergency (PHE) declaration on May 11, 2023, FNS is sharing the enclosed table summarizing the timelines for ending PHE flexibilities. These flexibilities include waivers of SNAP regulations, adjustments of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, temporary changes to eligibility criteria for ABAWDs and students, and the issuance of EAs during the PHE.
      02/10/2023

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