Formula Grant 221NJ704W1002

The New Jersey Department of Health received a $5.1 million Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding supports the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA #10.557), which provides low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are nutritionally at-risk with supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social services. As the designated state agency to administer the WIC program, the New Jersey Department of Health will utilize the $5.1 million in grant funding to deliver the authorized supplemental foods, nutrition education, and referrals over the one-year project period.