Formula Grant 226NM780W1003

The Santo Domingo Pueblo received a $707,435 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding supports the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to provide low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are determined to be at nutritional risk with supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social services. Specifically, the funding will support WIC administrative expenses for the Santo Domingo Pueblo in Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico. The WIC program aims to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age five who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.