WIC admin expenses

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $36.614 million to the State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services on October 1, 2025, for WIC administrative expenses under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), a formula grant supporting the period of performance through September 30, 2026.

The recipient, operating in Wisconsin, passes funding to multiple county health departments, local public health jurisdictions, municipalities, health centers, nonprofit organizations, and tribal governments to deliver WIC program administration and services. Sub-recipients include county governments across Wisconsin—including Chippewa, Barron, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Dunn, Fond du Lac, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Manitowoc, Marinette, Monroe, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Price, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Winnebago, and Wood counties—that administer local WIC eligibility, nutrition education, and participant support. City governments in Madison and Eau Claire deliver WIC services at the municipal level. Federally recognized tribal nations including the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and the Oneida Nation administer WIC programs to tribal members on reservation lands. The Oneida Nation sub-award supports WIC distribution and services effective January 8, 2026. Community health centers such as Milwaukee Health Services, Inc., N.e.w. Community Clinic, Noble Community Clinics (La Clinica De LOS Campesinos), Sixteenth Street Community Health Center, and Northwest Wisconsin Community Services Agency deliver WIC nutrition assistance, breastfeeding peer counseling, and nutrition education. Additional sub-recipients include specialized public health and social service organizations such as the Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation, Seeds of Health Inc., and Creative Marketing Resources Inc., supporting supplementary WIC program functions including marketing and outreach.

The award obligates $36.614 million for the state fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. Place of performance is Wisconsin.