WIC Administrative Expenses Formula Grant Summary

The Maryland Department of Health, Medicaid Division, received a formula grant award of $25.6 million 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 performance period extending through September 30, 2026, supports administrative expenses associated with WIC program operations in Maryland.

This funding enables the state agency to administer the WIC program's core services, which include providing supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education (including breastfeeding promotion and support), and referrals to health and social services for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk. The administrative expenses covered under this formula grant support the infrastructure, personnel, systems, and operational procedures necessary for Maryland to deliver WIC services across its jurisdictions and distribute funds to local agencies responsible for direct program implementation.