WIC Food Expenses Formula Grant Summary

The District of Columbia Department of Health received a $253,957 Formula Grant award 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 October 1, 2026. This award specifically funds food expenses under the WIC program, which provides supplemental nutritious foods to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are determined to be at nutritional risk.

As the administering state agency for the District of Columbia, DC Health utilizes this formula-based allocation to procure and distribute supplemental foods to eligible WIC participants throughout Washington, D.C. The funding supports the core nutrition assistance mission of the WIC program, complementing other concurrent WIC funding streams received by DC Health for administrative costs, breastfeeding peer counselor programs, and infrastructure modernization. Formula Grants under this program are distributed to state agencies in accordance with legislatively established funding formulas, with state agencies subsequently distributing funds to local agencies to support program operations and direct beneficiary services.