Formula Grant 261DC742W5003
- The District of Columbia Government will receive $224,392 under a Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The funding supports the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. As outlined in the WIC program (CFDA 10.557), the grant funds will provide breastfeeding peer counseling services to low-income pregnant and postpartum women participating in WIC. Peer counselors...
- The Virginia State Board of Health received a $1.42 million Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) to support WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors. This three-year award, issued on October 1, 2022 and set to conclude on September 30, 2025, will fund the provision of supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social...
- The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a Formula Grant award of $1,087,559 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557). The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of September 30, 2027, specifically funds WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors services in Wisconsin. This funding supports nutrition education and breastfeeding...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the New York State Department of Health a formula grant of $5.91M under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This funding supports the delivery of breastfeeding peer counselor services as a component of New York's WIC program, which serves income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants,...
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded South Carolina Department of Public Health $1.11M under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) formula grant, obligated October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2027. This funding supports WIC breastfeeding peer counselor services, a core component of the program's nutrition education and support infrastructure. Breastfeeding peer counselors provide...
- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health was awarded a $1.56 million Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The grant funds the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA #10.557) to provide breastfeeding peer counselors. The WIC program aims to improve the nutrition and health of low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and...
- The District of Columbia Department of Health received a Formula Grant award of $229,466 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports administrative operations and program delivery for the WIC program in Washington, D.C., which provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education including...
- The State of Alaska Department of Health was awarded a $264,929 Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on October 1, 2022 to support the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors program through September 30, 2025. The grant funding will support the delivery of peer counseling services to breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age five who are enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) (CFDA...
- WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors Formula Grant Summary The Maryland Department of Health, Medicaid Division, received a $1.68M Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC, CFDA 10.557). The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, supports the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors program, which delivers breastfeeding support and...
- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health received a $1.51 million Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), awarded October 1, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 30, 2027. This funding supports the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors program, which provides breastfeeding promotion, support, and nutrition education services to income-eligible...
The District of Columbia Department of Health received a formula grant of $267,544 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award specifically supports the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors program, which provides direct peer counseling services to help promote and support breastfeeding among income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women enrolled in the WIC program in Washington, D.C. The breastfeeding peer counselor initiative represents a key nutrition education and support component of the broader WIC program, which serves low-income women, infants, and children up to age five who are determined to be at nutritional risk. As part of the federal formula grant structure, DC Health's allocation derives from statutorily established funding formulas and will support the recruitment, training, and deployment of peer counselors who provide lactation support and breastfeeding education to WIC participants at the local level.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $267.5k | 4/21/26 |