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...
This Cooperative Agreement award 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) aims to address the shortage of paraprofessionals with nutrition training and cultural competency within the WIC program. The $1,000,000 award to the Regents of the University of Minnesota will fund a multi-year effort to: 1)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
This $37,786,360.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service supports the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program in the state of Minnesota. The WIC program provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, as well as infants and children up to five...
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture received a $251,051 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) with a completion date of May 17, 2024. The grant funding will support the Minnesota Department of Agriculture in providing supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social services to low-income...
This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) provides $1,345,716.00 to the Minnesota Department of Health to support the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors program. The grant will fund critical services including supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services...
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 current and future WIC workforce. The initiative aims to build a more diverse, culturally responsive WIC workforce capable of effectively serving the unique needs of the populations the program supports. Key focus areas include creating comprehensive training resources, establishing a replicable technical assistance and peer coaching model, and developing sustainable long-term learning opportunities for WIC professionals. The award period runs from September 15, 2024 to September 14, 2029.