Federal Grant Award Summary

The Louisiana Department of Health received a formula grant award of $33.7 million from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC, CFDA 10.557) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports administrative expenses necessary to operate the WIC program across Louisiana, which provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education with emphasis on 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 meet nutritional risk criteria.

The funding enables Louisiana's Office of Public Health to maintain the administrative infrastructure required to deliver WIC services through state and local WIC agencies and clinics across the state's 64 parishes. As a formula grant, this award is distributed in accordance with federal funding formulas established in program legislation and regulations, allowing the state agency to allocate resources to local agencies for program operations and service delivery to eligible participants throughout Louisiana.