Summary: WIC Administrative Expenses Formula Grant Award

The Maryland Department of Health, Medicaid Division, received a $659,319 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on June 20, 2025, to support administrative expenses under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC, CFDA 10.557). The award, with a completion date of September 30, 2025, funds the state agency's operational and administrative costs associated with delivering WIC services across Maryland.

Through this funding, the Maryland Department of Health administers critical nutrition assistance services for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who meet nutritional risk criteria. These administrative expenses support program infrastructure necessary to deliver supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education including breastfeeding promotion and support, health care referrals, and social services coordination. As a formula grant distributed under the federal funding formula established in the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, this award represents Maryland's allocation for WIC program administration and reflects the state's role in distributing federal resources to local WIC agencies throughout the state.