This $56,107,185 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) in Puerto Rico. The WIC program provides low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, as well as infants and children up to 5 years old who are at nutritional risk, with supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services. The Puerto Rico Department of Health, doing business as ODSI - Linea Interactiva, administers this critical public health program to improve maternal and child health outcomes across the U.S. territory. This annual formula grant award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, funds the department's efforts to deliver these essential nutrition assistance and education services to eligible participants in Puerto Rico.
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