Formula Grant 255MS710W1003

This $162,460 Formula Grant awarded on October 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides funding for the administrative expenses of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' WIC program. As a federally recognized tribal government, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians utilizes this WIC grant to deliver a range of nutrition assistance services, including supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are at nutritional risk within the tribe's service area. The WIC program operates nationwide, serving 50 states, 33 Indian Tribal Organizations, and five U.S. territories, with the goal of improving the health and nutrition of this vulnerable population.