WIC breastfeeding peer counselors(o)

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $1,245,528 to the Louisiana Department of Health on October 1, 2025, under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) to support WIC breastfeeding peer counselor services through September 30, 2027. The award is a formula grant, assistance type for which federal funding flows to state agencies according to statutory funding formulas established in program legislation and regulations.

The Louisiana Department of Health, operating as the Office of Public Health, will deliver breastfeeding peer counselor services across Louisiana. The WIC program provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health and social services for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk. Breastfeeding promotion and support, including peer counselor services, is an eligible component of WIC funding. The state agency distributes WIC formula grant funds to local agencies to support program operations statewide across Louisiana's 64 parishes.