Federal Grant Award Summary

The Iowa Department of Public Health received a Formula Grant award of $42.3 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), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award funds WIC food expenses to provide 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. The award represents Iowa's share of federal WIC formula grant funding allocated according to statutory formulas based on state population and participation levels.

The Iowa Department of Public Health distributed funds to 16 sub-awardees, including county health departments and community action organizations throughout Iowa, to ensure program delivery at the local level. Specific sub-awards issued in September 2025 included funding to county health departments (Webster County Health Department, Siouxland District Health Department, and Pottawattamie County), community action agencies (Mid-Iowa Community Action, Operation Threshold, Community Opportunities, Mid-Sioux Opportunity, North Iowa Community Action, Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Community Action of Southeast Iowa, and Matura Action Corporation), healthcare providers (Broadlawns Medical Center and Community Health Care Inc.), and service organizations (American Home Finding Association). Sub-award purposes included breast pump rental and equipment purchases to support ongoing WIC program operational readiness and service delivery excellence across the state.