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Date: | March 26, 2020 |
RE: | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – Adjusting Interview Requirements Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Blanket Approval |
Dear SNAP State Agencies,
As authorized by section 2302 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (PL 116-127), FNS will allow state agencies to adjust:
Under the authority of Section 2302(a)(2), FNS has determined these adjustments to be consistent with what is practicable under actual conditions in areas affected by the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.
These flexibilities are available for all applications and recertifications requiring an interview through May 2020 and contingent upon a state agency's compliance with the conditions and evaluation requirements detailed in the attached enclosures, which are due 45 days after expiration (July 15, 2020).
If the state agency elects to implement any or all of these adjustments, it must make a request to its respective FNS regional office and identify which ones the state agency intends to use. Any state responses will be relayed to the FNS Certification Policy Branch.
FNS is ready to provide technical assistance to state agencies as they seek to maintain operations and serve clients during the current Public Health Emergency. If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact your respective regional office representative.
Sasha Gersten-Paal
Director
Program Development Division
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
1 If state agencies have questions regarding other regulatory references to the interview requirement, please contact FNS.
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.