WIC food expenses

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Minnesota Department of Health $2,109,622 on October 6, 2025, as a formula grant for WIC food expenses under CFDA 10.557, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. The award funds supplemental nutritious foods for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk. Performance occurs in Minnesota with a completion date of October 6, 2026. The Minnesota Department of Health Financial Management Division administers the WIC program statewide, distributing formula funds to local agencies for program operations. This award represents one component of Minnesota's broader WIC nutrition assistance administration, which includes separate formula grants for administrative operations, breastfeeding peer counselor services, and infrastructure modernization under the same CFDA.