Project Grant 266NM708W5005
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the State of New Mexico Department of Health $655,804 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) to support WIC breastfeeding peer counselor services. The award runs through September 30, 2027, and funds peer counseling services delivered statewide in New Mexico to support breastfeeding promotion and education for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding,...
- The New Mexico Department of Health received a $556,925 Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to support the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors program. The grant period runs from January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the funding will provide for breastfeeding peer counselors to deliver nutrition education and referrals to health and social services to...
- The New Mexico Department of Health received a $560,183 Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to support the WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselors program. The grant period runs from January 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023. Under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), the funding will support the provision of breastfeeding peer counseling services to low-income pregnant and postpartum women participating in...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment $272,645 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Grants to States program (CFDA 10.578) for WIC breastfeeding peer counselor bonus payments. The award is classified as a Project Grant with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. Work is performed in Colorado. This bonus award supports breastfeeding performance improvements within Colorado's WIC...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Kansas Department of Health and Environment $128,360 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Grants to States program (CFDA 10.578) for breastfeeding peer counselor bonus payments. The award is a Project Grant with performance extending through September 30, 2027, and covers work performed in Kansas. The WIC Grants to States program funds State agencies to improve delivery of program benefits and services to WIC participants,...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Puerto Rico Department of Health $940,083 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 is classified as a formula grant with a period of performance running through September 30, 2027, and place of performance in Puerto Rico. Breastfeeding peer counselor services support the WIC program's mandate...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Minnesota Department of Health $248,926 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Grants To States program (CFDA 10.578) for WIC breastfeeding peer counselor bonus payments. The award funds bonus payments to Minnesota's WIC program based on breastfeeding performance metrics—specifically, State agencies that achieve the highest percentage of fully breastfed infants or demonstrate the greatest improvement in that percentage over the...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services $430,241 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) to support breastfeeding peer counselors in Nebraska. The award is a formula grant with a period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. Work is performed in Nebraska. The WIC program provides supplemental nutritious foods,...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Arizona Department of Health Services $1,649,699 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) to support WIC breastfeeding peer counselors. The award funds peer counseling services that promote and support breastfeeding among income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women participating in WIC. The period of performance runs through...
- The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the NYS Department of Health $5.913 million on October 1, 2025, through the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557) formula grant to fund breastfeeding peer counselor services. The award supports peer counselor positions and related activities that promote and sustain breastfeeding among low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women and their infants participating in WIC....
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the State of New Mexico Department of Health $126,271 on August 4, 2026, under the WIC Grants To States program (CFDA 10.578) for WIC breastfeeding peer counselor bonus payments. The award runs through September 30, 2027, and is performed in New Mexico. The WIC Grants To States program provides grants to State agencies administering the WIC Program to make improvements and enhancements to the delivery of program benefits and services. Breastfeeding performance bonuses are funded based upon State agencies that have the highest percentage of fully breastfed infants or those that have the greatest improvement of the percentage of fully breastfed infants over the last fiscal year. No application process applies to Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Grants; State agencies submit funding requests through their annual State Plan.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $126.3k | 8/4/26 |