Summary: WIC Administrative Expenses Formula Grant Award

The New Mexico Department of Health received a Formula Grant award of $11.8 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). The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2026, provides administrative funding to support WIC program operations across New Mexico's 33 counties and 22 tribal nations. Administrative expenses under this award support the state agency's infrastructure, personnel, systems, and operational requirements necessary to deliver the core WIC services to eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are determined to be at nutritional risk.

As a formula grant recipient, the New Mexico Department of Health distributes funds to local agencies to sustain program operations, including certification of participants, nutrition education delivery, breastfeeding promotion and support, and coordination of health and social service referrals. The administrative funding enables the state agency to maintain compliance with federal requirements, manage financial operations, oversee food delivery systems, and support the comprehensive public health infrastructure necessary to serve New Mexico's diverse population, including significant Hispanic, American Indian, and rural communities.