WIC food non appr

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Health Wyoming $262,732 under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Formula Grant on October 1, 2025, for the period through September 30, 2026. The award provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and breastfeeding promotion and support for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk in Wyoming. The Department of Health Wyoming, a state-level administering entity headquartered in Cheyenne, distributes WIC funding to local agencies across Wyoming to support program operations. This award is one component of Wyoming's recurring WIC program allocations, which total $9.6 million combined across food expenses, administrative costs, EBT system modernization, and breastfeeding peer counselor services.