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SFSP Waiver Requests

This section contains a list of documents from Bright from the Start to USDA, requesting to waive specific statutory and/or regulator SFSP requirements. Waiver requests allow State agencies, as well as SFSP sponsors to forego, or add flexibility to a specific SFSP requirement. The waivers are designed to improve Program operations while maintaining program integrity.

Documents List
  • Public Notice – Non-Congregate Meal Services for Outdoor Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Air Quality Advisories – May 19, 2025
  • Public Notice – Non-Congregate Meal Services for Outdoor Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat – May 19, 2025
  • SFSP Prospective Waiver Requests for FY 2025 – May 19, 2025
  • CACFP At-Risk and Happy Helpings Waiver Response – Unanticipated School Closures – August 5, 2024
  • FY 2024-2025 Prospective Waiver State Request – August 1, 2024
  • Public Notice – SFSP Unanticipated School Closures FY 2025 - July 31, 2024
  • SFSP Prospective Waiver for FY 2024 Response - March 26, 2024
  • SFSP Prospective Waiver Requests for FY 2024 – March 20, 2024
  • Public Notice – Non-Congregate Meal Services for Unanticipated School Closures – March 20, 2024
  • Public Notice – Non-Congregate Meal Services for Outdoor Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat – March 20, 2024
  • Public Notice – Non-Congregate Meal Services for Outdoor Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Air Quality Advisories – March 20, 2024
  • CACFP At-Risk and Happy Helpings Waiver Response – Unanticipated School Closures – August 30, 2023
  • Public Notice – SFSP FY 2023 – Non-Congregate, Parent Pick Up, Meal Service Times during Natural Disasters and Pandemics, August 28, 2023
  • Unanticipated School Closure – Parent/Guardian Pick-up, August 14, 2023
  • Unanticipated School Closure – Service at School Sites, August 14, 2023
  • Unanticipated School Closure – Non-Congregate, August 14, 2023
  • Unanticipated School Closure – Meal Service Times, August 14, 2023
  • Public Notice – SFSP Unanticipated School Closure - Non-Congregate, Parent Pick Up, Meal Service Times, Meals at School Sites, August 14, 2023
  • Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat - Non-Congregate - June 14, 2023
  • SFSP Waiver Request – Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat – Non-Congregate - June 2, 2023
  • Public Notice – Non-Congregate Meal Services for Outdoor Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat – June 2, 2023
  • SFSP Waiver Response – SFSP Streamlining Rule Compliance Date, May 4, 2023
  • Public Notice – Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the SFSP - April 28, 2023
  • SFSP Waiver Request - Streamlining Program Requirements and Improving Integrity in the SFSP - April 28, 2023
  • SFSP Waiver Request Response – Unanticipated School Closures – Non-Congregate, Parent Pick-up, Meal Service Times, Meals at School Sites, March 14, 2023
  • Public Notice – SFSP Waiver Request – Unanticipated School Closures – Non-Congregate, Parent Pick-up, Meal Service Times, Meals at School Sites, February 9, 2023
  • Public Notice – SFSP Waiver Request – Non-Congregate Meal Services for Outdoor Summer Meal Sites Experiencing Excessive Heat, May 26, 2022
  • CACFP 2022-2023 and Summer 2022 Waiver Requests – May 2, 2022
  • CACFP and SFSP Waiver Response – CACFP 2022-2023 and Summer 2022 – May 18, 2022
  • Public Notice – SFSP Waiver Requests – Non-Congregate, Parent/Guardian Pickup, FSMC Contract Duration, Unanticipated School Closures, May 2, 2022
  • SFSP Waiver Response – Closed Enrolled Sites – April 1, 2022
  • SFSP Waiver Response – First Week Site Visit, March 29, 2022
  • SFSP Waiver Response - Meal Service Times, March 27, 2022
  • SFSP Public Announcement – SFSP Waiver Request, February 21, 2022
  • Public Announcement – Allow the Summer Food Service Program through FY 2021-22, August 5, 2021
  • SFSP Waiver Request – Allow the Summer Food Service Program through FY 2021-22, August 4, 2021
  • SFSP Waiver Response – SFSP Frequency and Number of Reviews, December 17, 2020
  • Public Announcement – SFSP Frequency and Number of Reviews, November 19, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Request – Frequency and Number of Reviews, November 19, 2020
  • Public Announcement – Unanticipated School Closure Waiver Request (Extension) – May 21, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Request - Unanticipated School Closure (Extension) - May 21, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Response – Number and Type of Meals Served, June 15, 2020
  • Public Announcement - Number and Type of Meals Served Waiver Request - March 18, 2020
  • Number and Type of Meals Served Waiver Request - March 18, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Response – Non-congregate Feeding, March 12, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Response – Unanticipated School Closure (to include school sites), February 12, 2020
  • Public Announcement - Non-congregate Feeding, March 10, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Request – Non-congregate Feeding, March 10, 2020
  • Public Announcement – Unanticipated School Closure (to include school sites), January 13, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Request – Unanticipated School Closure, January 13, 2020
  • Public Announcement – SFSP Waiver Request (to include area eligibility in closed enrolled sites, meal service times, and first week site visits, January 2, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Request - Closed Enrolled Sites - January 2, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Request - Meal Service Times - January 2, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Response – First Week Site Visits, March 6, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Response – Meal Service Times, February 28, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Request - First Week Site Visits - January 2, 2020
  • SFSP Waiver Response – Closed Enrolled Sites, March 8, 2019
  • SFSP Waiver Response – Meal Service Times, February 28, 2019
  • SFSP Public Announcement – SFSP Waiver Request (to include closed enrolled and meal service times, December 31, 2018
  • SFSP Waiver Request - Closed Enrolled Sites - December 31, 2018
  • SFSP Waiver Request - Meal Time Requirements - December 31, 2018

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