WIC breastfeeding peer counselors(O)

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services $635,326 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) to fund breastfeeding peer counselor services. The award carries a period of performance through September 30, 2027, with work performed in Nevada.

The WIC program provides federal grants to state agencies for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education, including breastfeeding promotion and support, for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five who are at nutritional risk. This formula grant is one of multiple WIC awards Nevada DHHS receives annually; the agency also holds a $15.3 million WIC administrative expense grant (CFDA 10.557, October 2025–September 2026) for broader program operations. The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services, operating as the Division of Health, is a state health agency headquartered in Carson City that administers food nutrition assistance and public health programs across Nevada's 17 counties.