The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma $3,495,145 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), a formula grant providing supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, 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.
The award funds WIC food expenses and operates through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Durant, Oklahoma. As a federally recognized Native American tribe, Choctaw Nation functions as the recipient and operates the WIC program as a core component of its multi-program federal grant portfolio in health and social services delivery. The tribe's WIC and related nutrition assistance work represents one of its primary service delivery vectors, anchored by frequent formula grant awards from the Food and Nutrition Service supporting ongoing program operations across tribal service areas.