Summary

The New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services received a Formula Grant award of $2,991,363.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) administrative expenses. This award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a performance period through September 30, 2026, supports the state agency's operational and administrative functions required to deliver the WIC program across New Hampshire.

Under CFDA 10.557, the WIC program provides federal grants to state agencies to deliver 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 at nutritional risk. The administrative funding awarded to New Hampshire enables the state to maintain program infrastructure, manage local agency operations, process participant certifications, administer food delivery systems, oversee nutrition education services, and ensure compliance with federal civil rights and fair hearing procedures—critical functions necessary for effective program implementation at the state and local levels.