WIC Admin Non Appro Formula Grant Award Summary

The Puerto Rico Department of Health received a formula grant award of $1,468,452 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), obligated on October 1, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 30, 2026. This funding supports the administrative expenses necessary to operate the WIC program in Puerto Rico, which provides 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.

As the territorial administrator of WIC, the Puerto Rico Department of Health utilizes this administrative funding to support program operations including certification and enrollment of eligible participants, nutrition education delivery, food vendor management, and coordination of health care referrals across local WIC agencies throughout the territory. The formula grant structure, consistent with WIC program legislation and regulations, enables the state agency to distribute funds to local agencies to ensure efficient delivery of WIC services to the vulnerable populations served under this critical federal nutrition assistance program.