WIC food non appr

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Department of Public Health and Social Services $305,614 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), a formula grant providing supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and health and social service referrals to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk.

The recipient, the Department of Public Health and Social Services, is a Guam government agency based in Mangilao and serves as the territory's primary public health and social services provider. The award covers the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with performance in Guam. Formula grants under WIC are distributed by the Food and Nutrition Service to state agencies in accordance with statutory funding formulas; state agencies then distribute funds to local agencies to support program operations.