WIC admin expenses

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the West Virginia State Health Department $17.24 million on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) formula grant to fund WIC administrative expenses through September 30, 2026. The award supports program operations across West Virginia.

The recipient distributed sub-awards to local county health departments and community health centers to deliver supplemental nutrition services for women, infants, and children and to facilitate WIC certifications through partnerships with local hospitals and healthcare providers as part of patient care and discharge. Sub-recipients included Monongalia County Health Department, Randolph Elkins Health Department, Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department, Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department, Clay County Health Department, Valley Health Systems Inc. (doing business as Valley Health Associates), and Shenandoah Valley Medical System Inc. (doing business as Shenandoah Community Health Center). Sub-awards were dated between January 14 and April 1, 2026.

The WIC program provides Federal grants to State agencies for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support, for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk. State agencies distribute funds to local agencies to support program operations, with State plan approval required by August 15 preceding each fiscal year.