Formula Grant 254VT002W1003

This $4,955,712.00 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service supports the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) CFDA program. The grant provides funding for administrative expenses, food provision, and program implementation for the WIC program across the state of Vermont. The WIC program aims to improve the health and nutritional status of low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, as well as infants and children up to five years old who are at nutritional risk, by providing supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services. The Vermont Department of Public Safety, the parent organization of the Human Services Vermont Agency Of, which is the primary awardee, will leverage this grant funding to deliver these critical WIC services to the target population in Vermont.