WIC food non appr

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma $144,517 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 health care referrals to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk.

The award funds WIC program operations at the Choctaw Nation's headquarters in Durant, Oklahoma, with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. As a federally recognized Native American tribe, the Choctaw Nation receives the award as a direct recipient and operates the program through its tribal government structure. Formula grants under WIC flow from the Food and Nutrition Service to tribal and state agencies for local program delivery; the Choctaw Nation distributes funds to local agencies supporting operations in its service territory.