WIC admin non appro

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the State of New Mexico Department of Health $644,923 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), a formula grant providing funds to state agencies for supplemental foods, nutrition education, and health and social service referrals for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk.

The award covers the period from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, and is classified as administrative funding for WIC program operations in New Mexico. The New Mexico Department of Health, operating as a division of the State of New Mexico, serves 33 counties and 22 tribal nations and administers WIC as a recurring formula grant recipient alongside cooperative agreements in immunization, infectious disease surveillance, and maternal health programming.