WIC Food Expense Formula Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) awarded the Indiana Department of Health a Formula Grant of $113.6 million for WIC Food Expense under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, provides 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. As Indiana's designated state agency administrator, the Indiana Department of Health distributes these formula grant funds to local WIC agencies throughout the state to support direct food assistance and related program operations.

The WIC program delivers federal nutrition assistance through a statutory formula-based allocation to state agencies, which subsequently distribute resources to county and local implementing agencies. This award finances the food component of Indiana's WIC operations, enabling the provision of supplemental foods and nutrition education services to eligible participants across the state. The Indiana Department of Health, as a seasoned WIC administrator managing 104 formula grant awards from USDA FNS valued collectively in the hundreds of millions, administers this program as a core operational responsibility aligned with its public health mission to support maternal and child health outcomes.