Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children – National Workforce Strategy Development

Objective

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, hereafter referred to as WIC, is administered by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and serves to safeguard the health of eligible women who are pregnant, postpartum, and/or breastfeeding, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement food purchases, information on healthy eating including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Workforce - Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Workforce – Implementation Projects

Who Can Apply

• Other

Eligibility includes: a) State Agricultural Experiment Station; b) colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering associate degrees or higher, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges, 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities (see NIFA's Hispanic Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities page); c) university research foundations; d) other research institutions and organizations; e) Federal agencies; f) national laboratories; g) private organizations or corporations; h) individuals who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents; and i) any group consisting of two or more entities identified in a) through h). Eligible institutions do not include foreign or international organizations.

Who Benefits

• Other

Individual/Family Other public institution/organization

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

carinthia.cherry@usda.gov
202-555-1212