WIC admin expenses

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Indiana Department of Health $50.020722 million in WIC Administrative Expenses funding on October 1, 2025, under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), a formula grant running through September 30, 2026.

The award funds WIC program administration in Indiana. The Indiana Department of Health distributes WIC benefits and nutrition services to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk, including supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and health and social service referrals.

The recipient passed funding to 26 sub-recipients effective October 1, 2025, including county health departments and local agencies (Johnson County, Tippecanoe County, Elkhart County, Steuben County, Clay County, Vanderburgh County Health Department, Lagrange County, Floyd County, and Tippecanoe County); federally qualified health centers and community health providers (Open Door Health Services Inc., Indiana Health Centers Incorporated, Neighborhood Health Clinics Inc., Meridian Health Services Corp., and Good Samaritan Hospital); community action agencies (Western Indiana Community Action Agency Inc., Community Action Program Inc. of Western Indiana, Northwest Indiana Community Action Corp., Cardinal Services Inc. of Indiana, and Interlocal Community Action Program Inc.); hospitals (Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc., The Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Indiana University Health Inc., ST Vincent Health Parkwood West, and Memorial Hospital of South Bend Inc.); nonprofit service providers (Blue River Services Inc., Centerstone of Indiana Inc., New Hope Services Inc., and The Arc of Greater Boone County Inc.); and technology service providers (Conduent State & Local Solutions Inc. and Three Sigma Software LLC). Place of performance is Indiana, with administrative oversight at the Indiana Department of Health.