WIC admin non appro

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Iowa Department of Public Health $688,760 in formula grant funding on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) for administrative expenses. The award covers the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, and performance takes place in Iowa.

The WIC program provides federal grants to state agencies for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk. Formula grants are awarded to state agencies in accordance with funding formulas set forth in program legislation and regulations; state agencies then distribute funds to local agencies to support program operations. The Iowa Department of Public Health, a state government entity, acts as the pass-through recipient and distributes WIC funding statewide to 16 sub-awardees including county health departments and community action organizations. The state agency is responsible for maintaining administrative review procedures for local agencies and food vendors, and hearing procedures for individual participants adversely affected by state or local agency actions.