The University of Minnesota was awarded a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy Development program (CFDA 10.244). The agreement will support the development and implementation of a national training model to enhance the cultural competencies, peer coaching, and technical assistance for the...
The University of Minnesota Extension has been awarded a $6,865,790 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy Development program (CFDA 10.244). The project aims to identify effective WIC staffing models for diverse contexts, including necessary roles and responsibilities, required skills and competencies, and strategies for supporting organizational...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a 5-year, $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Center for Nutrition and Health Impact (CHN Nebraska) under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy Development program (CFDA 10.244). The award aims to support WIC workforce development by addressing the workforce needs of WIC agencies, enhancing diversity and cultural...
This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy Development program (CFDA 10.244), aims to address workforce challenges within the WIC program. The $2,250,000 award to the Rochester Institute of Technology will utilize the EPIS (Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment) framework to...
This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) National Workforce Strategy Development program (CFDA 10.244), aims to enhance the diversity, cultural competency, and professional development of the WIC workforce. The $1,000,000 award to Cornell University supports the development of innovative workforce strategies,...
The Association of State Public Health Nutritionists received a $1,250,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (CFDA 10.244 - Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children – National Workforce Strategy Development). The award will fund the National WIC Fellowship for Students at Minority Serving Institutions (WIC Fellowship-MSI) program. This program aims to enhance the diversity of the WIC workforce...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded a $2,000,000 Cooperative Agreement to the District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) for the "DC WIC Workforce Development Project". The project aims to address recruitment and retention challenges within the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.244) by implementing a comprehensive workforce development strategy. Key activities include...
The Minnesota Department of Health Financial Management Division was awarded a $1,279,761 Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The award, issued on May 15, 2023 with a completion date of September 30, 2030, will support the delivery of supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social services for low-income...
The Minnesota Department of Health was awarded a $350,000 Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant award is part of the USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program (CFDA #10.557) and will support technology upgrades to improve the participant experience in the Minnesota WIC program. The WIC program provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and health care referrals to...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $659,003 Project Grant to the Minnesota Department of Health under the WIC Grants to States program (CFDA 10.578) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The grant funding supports infrastructure improvements and enhancements to benefit delivery and services for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Minnesota. The WIC Grants to States program aims to assist state agencies...