FY 2026 WIC Infrastructure Grant

Description

FY 2026 WIC Infrastructure Grants must be used for one or more of the three objectives identified below. Proposals may contain more than one objective. Please see the Request for Applications under the "Related Documents" tab for additional information on these objectives and other grant requirements. Applicants must clearly identify in their proposal which of the objective(s) they have selected.

Consortia may only apply for objective 3.

• Objective #1: Promoting Program Integrity to Minimize Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
  State agencies will implement policy, process, and/or technology improvements in the WIC program that ensure taxpayer dollars are used for their intended purpose and serve as many eligible women, infants, and children as possible.
• Objective #2: Creating Opportunities to Connect America’s Farmers to WIC
  State agencies will make technological improvements necessary to allow WIC Cash Value Benefit to be redeemed at farmers markets. All activities and costs are allowable for the WIC program only. Farmers Market Nutrition Program activities and costs are not allowed to be paid for with WIC funds, including this funding opportunity and the WIC General Infrastructure funds.
• Objective #3: Developing and Implementing Modernized Technology
  State agencies will update WIC MIS and/or WIC Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) systems to ensure data accuracy and system compliance and/or implementing digital services that ensure that the state agency runs an efficient WIC program.

Eligibility

These grant funds are available to the 88 state agencies that currently administer the WIC program. State agencies may apply individually or as part of a consortium. Each state agency can submit a maximum of one individual application and be the lead on or be included in a maximum of one consortium application. State agencies who apply on behalf of their consortia may also apply individually.