Summary: WIC Administrative Expenses Formula Grant Award

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe received a $426,814 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for administrative expenses under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC, CFDA 10.557). The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 30, 2026, supports the tribe's operational and administrative functions in delivering WIC services to eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk in Eagle Butte, South Dakota.

The WIC program provides federal formula grants to tribal organizations and state agencies to fund administrative operations necessary for program delivery, including certification of eligible participants, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, health care referrals, and food delivery system management. As a federally recognized tribal government with approximately 16,000 enrolled members, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe utilizes this administrative funding to support local program operations across its reservation community while maintaining the comprehensive recordkeeping and compliance requirements established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended.