WIC breastfeeding peer counselors(o)

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the State of New Mexico Department of Health $655,804 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) to support WIC breastfeeding peer counselor services. The award runs through September 30, 2027, and funds peer counseling services delivered statewide in New Mexico to support breastfeeding promotion and education for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk. The WIC program provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and health and social service referrals; this award specifically supports the breastfeeding counseling component. Formula grants under WIC are distributed by the Food and Nutrition Service to state agencies according to legislatively established funding formulas, with state agencies then distributing funds to local agencies for program operations.