WIC Administrative Expenses Formula Grant Award Summary

The Oklahoma State Department of Health received a formula grant award of $17.4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC, CFDA 10.557) to support administrative expenses. The award, obligated on October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2026, provides funding for the state agency to administer the WIC program operations across Oklahoma. As the designated state agency, OSDH utilizes formula grant allocations to deliver supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education (including breastfeeding promotion and support), 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.

OSDH distributes WIC administrative funding to local agencies throughout Oklahoma's 77 counties to support ongoing program operations, certification procedures, nutrition education delivery, and fair hearing procedures. The administrative expenses component specifically funds the state agency's operational infrastructure necessary to manage program delivery, maintain required financial and program records, ensure civil rights compliance, and oversee food instrument issuance and redemption systems. This award represents one component of OSDH's comprehensive WIC portfolio, which totals approximately $22.7 million annually across multiple funding lines including food expenses, breastfeeding peer counselor services, and non-appropriated funds.