Formula Grant 262WI006W1003

Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The State of Wisconsin Department of Health Services received a formula grant award of $22,156,285.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for WIC Administrative Expenses under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557). The award was obligated on October 1, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 30, 2026. These administrative funds support the state agency's operational capacity to administer the WIC program statewide, enabling Wisconsin to deliver supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education (including breastfeeding promotion and support), and referrals to health and social services for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are determined to be at nutritional risk.

The state distributes WIC funding through sub-awards to multiple local implementing partners, including federally recognized tribal governments (Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Oneida Nation, and Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council), community health centers (Sixteenth Street Community Health Center, N.e.w. Community Clinic, La Clinica De LOS Campesinos), non-profit organizations (Northwest Wisconsin Community Services Agency, Southwestern Wisconsin Community Action Program), and marketing firms providing outreach and communications support (Creative Marketing Resources Inc.). Sub-awards issued in January and February 2026 support WIC program administration, breastfeeding peer counseling, nutrition education, and outreach services delivered across Wisconsin communities to ensure eligible families access essential nutrition assistance and health promotion services.