Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services received a Formula Grant award of $21.3 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) Administrative Expenses (CFDA 10.557). The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a performance period through September 30, 2026, supports the state agency's administration of the WIC program across Missouri. These administrative funds enable the state to manage program operations, including participant certification, nutrition education delivery, health and social service referrals, and breastfeeding promotion and support services for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk.

As the designated state agency administrator, MDHSS distributes WIC administrative funding to local agencies throughout Missouri to support essential program management functions. The WIC program operates under the authority of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, and provides comprehensive nutrition assistance services. Administrative expenses covered under this formula grant typically include staffing, systems management, program oversight, and coordination activities necessary to deliver WIC benefits and services to eligible populations across the state.