Formula Grant 267AKAK7W1006

The State of Alaska Department of Health, Finance & Management Services Division received a Formula Grant award of $17.23 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC, CFDA 10.557), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This funding supports WIC food expenses for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are determined to be at nutritional risk across Alaska.

As the state-level administering agency, the Alaska Department of Health distributes the WIC formula grant funding to local agencies throughout the state for direct program operations. The award finances supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education services including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services. The state agency manages program implementation consistent with statutory requirements under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, including participant certification, benefit issuance and redemption, and maintenance of required program records for federal oversight and audit compliance.