Federal Grant Award Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded $1,652,859 in formula grant funding to the American Samoa Government Department of Human and Social Services 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 specifically supports WIC administrative expenses necessary to operate the program throughout American Samoa.

Under this formula grant, the awardee delivers core WIC program services including supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education with emphasis on breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who meet nutritional risk criteria. The administrative funding enables the department to maintain WIC clinics and service delivery infrastructure, support program certification and eligibility determination processes, manage nutrition education initiatives, and administer health and social service referral systems to serve American Samoa's population of approximately 50,000 residents.