Formula Grant 263ND716W1006

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe received a Formula Grant award of $264,280 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557). The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a performance period through September 30, 2026, supports WIC Food Expenses for the tribe's nutrition program operations. This funding enables the provision of 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.

As a federally recognized tribal government operating across approximately 2.3 million acres in North and South Dakota, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe leverages its status as an Indian Economic Enterprise to administer federal nutrition assistance programs. The formula grant funding represents part of the tribe's broader WIC portfolio, which has included previous grants for WIC national infrastructure development and administrative expenses. The tribe's receipt of this food expense allocation reflects its demonstrated capacity to effectively manage complex, multi-year federal grant programs and deliver critical nutrition services to tribal members and eligible community residents in Fort Yates, North Dakota.