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WIC: COVID-19 Waivers by State

Alaska Alabama American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California CNMI Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Nevada North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Virgin Islands Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act gave FNS the authority to issue waivers to states agencies in order to continue to serve WIC participants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The authority expired on Sept. 30, 2021; therefore, no new waivers are being issued. However, many waivers are still active until Dec. 31, 2021 or 90 days after the end of the nationally declared public health emergency. Select from the following list to see all of the COVID-19 waivers issued for your state or territory from WIC.

Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
CNMI
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

 

 

Disclaimer: This page displays all waivers issued by FNS. Some waivers have expired or been inactivated at the state agency’s discretion.

Page updated: September 19, 2023