WIC admin expenses

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Arizona Department of Health Services $48.969 million on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) formula grant to support WIC administrative expenses. The award funds operations through September 30, 2026, and covers place of performance in Arizona.

ADHS distributes the funding to 16 sub-recipients across Arizona counties and federally qualified health centers to improve health status of eligible WIC participants through adoption of healthy behavioral lifestyle changes and prevention of health problems. Sub-recipients include Yavapai County Community Health Services, Gila County, Navajo County, Pinal County, Greenlee County, Mohave County, Cochise County, Coconino County, Pima County, and Apache County, along with non-profit health centers including Marana Health Center, El RIO Santa Cruz Neighborhood Health Center, Adelante Healthcare, Epiphany Project, Mariposa Community Health Center, Wesley Community Center, Mountain Park Health Center, and others. Each sub-award carries the same award date of October 1, 2025.

The WIC program provides federal grants 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 found to be at nutritional risk. Formula grants are awarded by Food and Nutrition Service to state agencies in accordance with funding formulas set forth in program legislation and regulations, with state agencies distributing funds to local agencies to support program operations.