WIC food expense

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services $26.007 million on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), a formula grant funding food expenses for the program period ending September 30, 2026. Performance occurs in Nebraska.

The WIC program provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and health care referrals to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk. Nebraska DHHS distributes WIC funding to local agencies statewide, including sub-awards to community-based organizations. The Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska received a sub-award (263NE706W1006-90935 Y3 CLMS 6949) effective August 10, 2026, to deliver supplemental foods, breastfeeding support and promotion, nutrition education, and referrals to eligible participants across western Nebraska.