WIC admin non appro

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Arizona Department of Health Services $1,638,048 on October 1, 2025, for WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) administrative expenses through September 30, 2026. This formula grant funds state-level WIC program operations in Arizona.

Arizona Department of Health Services distributes WIC administrative funding to local agencies supporting program operations. The department passed through funding to Valle Del Sol, Inc., a federally qualified health center serving vulnerable populations in Maricopa County, Arizona, to support health promotion and disease prevention activities aimed at improving the health status of eligible WIC participants through adoption of healthy behavioral lifestyle changes.

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 non-breastfeeding postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are found to be at nutritional risk. State agencies distribute formula grant funding to local agencies in accordance with funding formulas set forth in program legislation and regulations.