Formula Grant 253WY721W1003

This $457,080 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service supports the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The grant provides funding to the Northern Arapaho Tribe in Wyoming to deliver administrative expenses for the WIC program, which 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 years old who are at nutritional risk. This one-year grant with an award date of October 1, 2024 and ultimate completion date of September 30, 2025 is part of the WIC program's Formula Grants, which are awarded to state health departments, tribal governments, and territorial health agencies to fund critical community nutrition services.