WIC breastfeeding peer counselors(o)

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the West Virginia State Health Department $392,913 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) to fund breastfeeding peer counselors. The award period runs through September 30, 2027, and performance takes place in West Virginia.

The WIC program provides supplemental foods, nutrition education, 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. This formula grant specifically supports breastfeeding promotion and peer counseling as part of that broader nutrition assistance delivery. The West Virginia State Health Department, a state government entity headquartered in Charleston, receives the award as the prime recipient and distributes WIC funding through its network of local county health departments and community health centers.