Federal Grant Award Summary

The Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services received a $467,734 Formula Grant 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), obligated on October 1, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 30, 2026. This award supports the administration of Nebraska's WIC program, which provides 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 state Formula Grant recipient under the WIC program, the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services distributes these administrative funds to local agencies throughout the state to support program operations, including participant certification, nutrition education delivery, food benefit issuance and redemption, and coordination with health and social service providers. The award represents part of the state's broader WIC funding portfolio, which totals approximately $11.1 million in annual WIC program support, enabling the state to serve eligible populations across Nebraska communities.