This policy memorandum provides guidance to WIC state agencies on how to address corporate changes of ownership, including existing vendor authorization flexibilities, and on how to mitigate any resulting impacts on vendor authorization and participant access.
This toolkit is intended to help state agencies create easy-to-use online applications that eligible people can use to start the certification process for WIC.
Starting small reduces the traditional risks in launching new software. This article contains steps to consider when planning how to “start small” with an online application.
One critical step in setting up an online WIC application is deciding what software to use. The features recommended in this article are based on market research; a review of all existing WIC online applications; and interviews with state agency staff, local agency staff, and people eligible for WIC about their online application needs.
WIC state agencies can use this toolkit as a resource as they develop their online WIC applications.
This collection is a new collection. The purpose of this information collection is to provide information on the implementation and effectiveness of modernization projects across all 88 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) state agencies to help identify successes, opportunities for improvement, and areas for additional support from FNS to strengthen project implementation.
We support the modernization of the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
WIC has been serving families for more than 50 years. To ensure that WIC continues to get results, the program must modernize.
Through the American Rescue Plan Act, USDA received waiver authority to support WIC and FMNP outreach, innovation, and modernization. Waivers are currently available to support WIC online shopping and ARPA-funded projects.
Recorded webinar explaining a grant opportunity to facilitate data sharing activities that support targeted outreach and streamlined certification processes aimed at increasing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children participation and retention.