WIC breastfeeding peer counselors(O)

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the District of Columbia Department of Health $267,544 under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) on October 1, 2025, for breastfeeding peer counselor services. The award is a formula grant delivered as a sub-award under the parent WIC program and covers the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, with performance in Washington, DC. The WIC program provides federal grants to state agencies for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are at nutritional risk. DC Health administers this funding as part of its broader WIC operations, which encompass food expenses, administrative costs, and infrastructure modernization alongside the breastfeeding peer counselor initiative.