Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment received a $1,018,582 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557). This funding supports food expenses for the WIC program, which provides supplemental nutritious foods to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk.

The WIC program delivers comprehensive nutrition assistance services to eligible Kansas participants, including the provision of supplemental foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment administers these Formula Grant funds as the state agency responsible for WIC program operations, distributing resources to local agencies throughout Kansas for direct program delivery. This award represents one component of Kansas's annual WIC funding allocation, which also includes administrative and breastfeeding peer counselor support services funded through separate allocations under the same federal program.