Summary

The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services received a $149,868 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC, CFDA 10.557) effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027. This award specifically funds breastfeeding peer counselor services under the WIC program, which provides nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and health and social service referrals to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk.

As the designated state administering body for WIC in North Dakota, the Department of Health and Human Services utilizes these formula grant funds to support peer counselor personnel and related costs that facilitate breastfeeding education and support services. The breastfeeding peer counselor component is one of several WIC funding categories distributed annually by the Food and Nutrition Service to state agencies according to statutory formulas, complementing broader WIC allocations for food expenses and administrative operations. The two-year award period aligns with the standard WIC fiscal cycle and enables the state to maintain continuity in its breastfeeding promotion infrastructure serving eligible participants across North Dakota.