WIC Food Expenses Formula Grant Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the State of Georgia Department of Public Health $5.33 million on October 2, 2025, under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC, CFDA 10.557) for WIC food expenses. This formula grant, obligated through September 30, 2026, funds supplemental nutritious foods for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are determined to be at nutritional risk. As the prime recipient, the State of Georgia Department of Public Health distributes WIC formula grant funding totaling $147.7 million across fiscal year 2025-2026 to 19 local health departments throughout Georgia for food expense operations.

The WIC program provides federal grants to state agencies in accordance with statutory funding formulas that determine allocation amounts based on state population and participation levels. State agencies, in turn, distribute funds to local agencies to support program operations and food delivery. This award represents one component of Georgia's comprehensive WIC administration, which also includes $60.8 million in concurrent formula grant funding for WIC administrative infrastructure during the same fiscal period.