WIC Food Expense Formula Grant Award Summary

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Division of Management and Budget received a formula grant award of $32.9 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service on October 1, 2025, through the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557). This award is designated specifically for WIC food expenses and supports the delivery of supplemental nutritious foods to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are determined to be at nutritional risk in Kansas. The funding period extends through September 30, 2026.

As the state administering agency, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment distributes these formula grant funds to local agencies throughout Kansas for program operations. The WIC program provides not only supplemental foods but also nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services. This award is one of numerous annual formula grant renewals under CFDA 10.557, which distributes approximately $139.71 billion nationally across state agencies to support WIC program delivery. The state agency must maintain comprehensive records of food delivery systems, benefit issuance and redemption, and related program operations for three years following submission of final fiscal year reports.