Summary of Federal Formula Grant Award

The Chickasaw Nation received a formula grant award of $117,477.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), obligated on October 1, 2025, with a performance period extending through September 30, 2026. This award is designated as WIC Food Non-Appropriated funding and supports the tribe's delivery of supplemental nutrition assistance to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk. The program is administered through the Chickasaw Nation's operations in Ada, Oklahoma.

Under this formula grant, the Chickasaw Nation provides federally funded supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services to eligible participants within the 13-county treaty territory. As one of 33 Indian Tribal Organizations participating in the WIC program nationwide, the tribe leverages this formula allocation to support food security and nutritional outcomes for vulnerable maternal and child populations in south-central Oklahoma.