WIC breastfeeding peer counselors(o)

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the State of Georgia Department of Public Health $2,988,797 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) to fund breastfeeding peer counselor services. The award runs through September 30, 2027, and is delivered in Georgia.

WIC formula grants provide federal funds to state agencies for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support, for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk. Under this award, the State of Georgia Department of Public Health, operating as a prime recipient, distributes funding to local health departments across Georgia to support program operations. The State agency provides administrative oversight and ensures compliance with WIC program requirements, including maintenance of records related to program operations, food delivery, certification, nutrition education, and civil rights procedures for a retention period of three years after final report submission.