Formula Grant 264MA702W1003

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health received a Formula Grant award of $19.79M 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 specifically funds administrative expenses associated with WIC program operations in Massachusetts, supporting the state agency's role in coordinating and managing the delivery of supplemental nutrition services, nutrition education, and health referrals to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are nutritionally at-risk.

Formula Grant funding under CFDA 10.557 is allocated to state agencies according to statutory funding formulas for distribution to local agencies supporting program operations. The administrative funding provided through this award enables the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to manage WIC program infrastructure, certification processes, nutrition education delivery, health care coordination, and operational support across the Commonwealth. As a state-designated WIC agency, MDPH utilizes such formula grants to sustain the administrative framework necessary for effective program implementation and service delivery to eligible participants statewide.