WIC admin expenses

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $7.98 million in WIC Administrative Expenses funding to the State of Alaska Department of Health on October 1, 2025, under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) for the period through September 30, 2026. This formula grant supports WIC program administration in Alaska as a state recipient under the federal allocation scheme.

The State of Alaska Department of Health acts as the prime recipient and pass-through entity, distributing WIC funding to 13 sub-recipients across Alaska's regions. Sub-recipients include Alaska Native tribal health organizations (Southcentral Foundation, Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Norton Sound Health Corporation, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Kodiak Area Native Association, Maniilaq Association, Dena Nena Henash/Tanana Chiefs Conference), local governments (Municipality of Anchorage, North Slope Borough), and nonprofit service providers (Alaska Family Services, Inc.). These sub-recipients deliver supplemental nutrition services, program administration, and related support to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk across Alaska, including rural, remote, and tribal communities. Sub-awards bear dates from August 2025 through July 2026, reflecting staggered funding allocations and performance period starts. Place of performance is Alaska.