WIC admin expenses

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $20.652 million to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for WIC program administrative expenses on October 1, 2025, under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), with performance through September 30, 2026. The award funds the state agency's administration of the WIC program statewide, covering eligibility determination, nutrition education, and benefit issuance across local agency operations in Kansas.

KDHE distributed funding through 51 sub-awards to county health departments, multi-county health agencies, and local government entities across Kansas to administer WIC services at the county level. Sub-recipients include Johnson County Health Department, Unified Government of Wyandotte County, County of Sedgwick, and County of Shawnee, among 47 additional local agencies. Each sub-award funds staff salaries and benefits for eligibility determination and nutrition education delivery, along with program supplies, travel, per diems, training, and administrative costs.

Two sub-awards support complementary activities beyond direct WIC administration. Kansas Breastfeeding Coalition, Inc. received funding to implement the Childcare Provider Development Disability Capacity Building Project, empowering Kansas childcare providers to serve children of all abilities using evidence-based practices. Satanta Long Term Care Unit received sub-award funding to administer WIC services at the local level alongside health promotion services for migrant farmworkers.

The award is structured as a formula grant distributed to the state administering agency under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Performance occurs across Kansas, with administrative oversight at KDHE's Division of Management and Budget in Topeka.