The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $500,000 Formula Grant to the Puerto Rico Department of Health to support the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Under this award, the Puerto Rico Department of Health will provide breastfeeding peer counseling services to low-income pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and mothers of infants and children up to age five who have...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $350,000 Formula Grant to the Puerto Rico Department of Health to support the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) from September 2022 through September 2024. The WIC program aims 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...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service has awarded a $32,243,404 Formula Grant to the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) to support the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557). This one-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund administrative expenses and program implementation for WIC services in Puerto Rico. The WIC program provides low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service has awarded a $148,005,994 Formula Grant to the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557). This one-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, provides funding for PRDOH to deliver supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $6,982,528.35 under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) formula grant to provide nutrition services to low-income families in Puerto Rico from March 11, 2021 through September 30, 2021. As the official WIC program (CFDA #10.557), the funding supports the Puerto Rico Department of Health in delivering supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and...
The New Mexico Department of Health received a $560,183 Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to support the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors program. The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the funding will support the provision of breastfeeding peer counseling services to low-income pregnant and postpartum women participating in...
The Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH) was awarded a $1.24 million Formula Grant by the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to modernize the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Puerto Rico from May 2023 through September 2027. As the grantee, PRDOH will deliver supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social services to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum...
The Puerto Rico Department of Health received a $6.64 million Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant was provided through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (CFDA #10.557), which aims to provide supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and health/social service referrals to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and...
The New Mexico Department of Health received a $556,925 Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to support the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors program. The grant period runs from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the funding will provide for breastfeeding peer counselors to deliver nutrition education and referrals to health and social services to...
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $121.8 million Formula Grant to the Puerto Rico Department of Health under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) federal grant program for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The WIC program provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social services to low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women, infants,...