Federal Grant Award Summary

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services received a $46.4M Formula Grant 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), obligated on October 1, 2025, with a performance period through September 30, 2026. This award specifically funds WIC administrative expenses at the state level, supporting the operational infrastructure necessary to deliver the WIC program across Michigan.

Under this formula grant, MDHHS administers state-level WIC operations including program management, certification procedures, nutrition education delivery, participant services coordination, and oversight of local agencies that directly serve eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk. As the designated state agency, MDHHS distributes portions of this administrative funding to local health departments and service providers throughout Michigan to implement WIC services at the community level, ensuring compliance with federal requirements and maintaining full operational records and documentation as required under the program's three-year record retention mandate.