Federal Formula Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $106,760 in WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) administrative funding to the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Under CFDA 10.557, this formula grant supports the administration and coordination of the WIC program within the U.S. Virgin Islands territory. The funding is designated for non-appropriated administrative expenses, which enable the state agency to manage program operations, coordinate federal grants and monitoring activities, and maintain compliance with WIC program requirements.

The WIC program itself provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education (including breastfeeding promotion), and referrals to health and social services for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are determined to be at nutritional risk. The administrative funding allocated to the Virgin Islands Department of Health Group directly supports the operational infrastructure necessary to deliver these core WIC services at the local level, including state plan development, local agency oversight, certification procedures, and program compliance documentation and record retention.