WIC admin expenses

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded NYS Department Of Health $165.276 million on October 1, 2025, for WIC administrative expenses under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), with a performance period through September 30, 2026.

This formula grant supports the state's administration of WIC Local Agency Contracts across New York State. NYS Department Of Health distributes sub-awards to 28 local WIC agencies and community-based organizations that deliver supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, 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 determined to be at nutritional risk.

Sub-recipients named in this award include county health departments (Suffolk County Department Of Health Services, Monroe County, Onondaga County Social Services, Livingston County, Allegany County, Broome County, and others); hospitals and health centers (La Casa De Salud Inc., The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Morris Heights Health Center Inc., Maimonides Medical Center, and multiple New York City Health And Hospitals Corporation facilities); community action agencies and nonprofits (Lifeworks Community Action Inc., Delaware Opportunities Inc., Oswego County Opportunities Inc., Catholic Charities organizations, and others); and federally qualified health centers and medical centers across New York's urban and rural regions. Work is performed statewide in New York with administrative oversight at the New York State Department Of Health in Albany.

The program operates under a federal-state agreement, with formula grants awarded to state agencies in accordance with funding formulas set forth in program legislation and regulations.