Formula Grant 266OK768W1006

The Citizen Potawatomi Nation received a Formula Grant of $903,934 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) for the fiscal year October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports WIC Food Expenses, providing supplemental nutritious foods to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who meet nutritional risk criteria in the Shawnee, Oklahoma service area.

The funding enables the Nation to deliver core WIC program components including direct food assistance benefits to eligible participants, nutrition education with emphasis on breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services. As a federally recognized tribal organization, the Citizen Potawatomi Nation administers this program through its comprehensive WIC operation, which is part of a broader federal-state-tribal partnership model where USDA distributes formula grants to state agencies and tribal organizations for local WIC clinic and service delivery operations. This award represents one component of the Nation's substantial WIC portfolio, which includes combined awards exceeding $1.5 million for both food assistance and administrative expenses.