Formula Grant 266OK756W1006

WIC Food Expense Formula Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a formula grant of $1.7 million to the Osage Nation for WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) food expenses under CFDA 10.557. The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, supports the delivery of supplemental nutritious foods to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who meet nutritional risk criteria in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. As a federally recognized tribal organization, the Osage Nation utilizes WIC formula grant funding to operate nutrition assistance services and nutrition education programs, including breastfeeding promotion and support, while maintaining referral pathways to health and social services for eligible participants across its service area.

This award represents the Osage Nation's participation in the federal-state partnership model through which the USDA Food and Nutrition Service distributes WIC formula grants to state agencies and tribal organizations for direct participant service delivery. The funding supports the operational infrastructure necessary to certify eligible beneficiaries and distribute food assistance benefits through WIC clinics and community-based service delivery sites serving the Osage Nation's approximately 45,000 citizens.