WIC breastfeeding peer counselors(o)

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Wyoming Department of Health $149,039 under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) on October 1, 2025, for breastfeeding peer counselor services.

The award funds peer counselor positions that deliver breastfeeding promotion and support to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women and their infants enrolled in Wyoming's WIC program. Breastfeeding peer counselors provide direct participant support as part of the program's nutrition education and health referral services.

The Wyoming Department of Health, a state health agency headquartered in Cheyenne, administers WIC as a formula grant recipient and distributes funds to local WIC agencies across Wyoming for program operations. This award represents a component of Wyoming's recurring combined WIC allocations totaling $9.6 million across food expenses, administrative expenses, EBT system modernization, and breastfeeding peer counselor services.

The performance period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with all work performed in Wyoming.