What's New?


	Implementation of the Electronic Benefit Transfer-Related Provisions of Public Law 111-296 - Proposed Rule Published in the Federal Register February 28, 2013. Comments due on or before June 29, 2013. The comment period for the WIC EBT Proposed Rule is extended to June 29, 2013 to afford more opportunity for stakeholders to submit comments. A Notice announcing the extension of the comment period is published in the May 29, 2013 Federal Register https://federalregister.gov/a/2013-12688 .
	WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines published for July 2013- June 2014 Published March 29, 2013.
	WIC FY 2011 Breastfeeding Data Local Agency Report Released October 2012
	Universal MIS-EBT Interface Specification (PDF, released June 2012) The WIC Universal MIS-EBT Interface Specification document dated June 2012 is now available. The document has been updated from the last draft version based on the comments reviewed and accepted.
	WIC Program and Participant Characteristics 2010 (Released December 2011) The WIC PC 2010 Report summarizes the demographic characteristics of WIC women, infants and children participants nationwide in April 2010. Information is also available on participant income and nutrition risk characteristics, a national estimate of breastfeeding initiation for WIC infants, and a description of WIC members of migrant farmworker families. The WIC PC2010 Report is the most recent in a series of reports that have been generated from WIC State management information systems biennially since 1992.
	Advance Planning Document (APD) Process Training The USDA FNS State Systems Office (SSO) provides training on the Advance Planning Document (APD) Process for State’s Management Information Systems projects. SSO conducted three national training sessions focusing on the APD process and related areas during the summer of 2008. The training sessions have been transformed into eight On-Demand Training videos available through links on the APD site: http://www.fns.usda.gov/apd/Training(1).htm
	Implementation of the Nondiscretionary, Non-Electronic Benefits Transfer-Related Provisions of Public Law 111-296 Published in the Federal Register September 28, 2011
	WIC Prescreening Tool available online Posted 09/09/11 The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service is pleased to announce the online availability of the WIC Prescreening Tool. The WIC Prescreening Tool is a web-based application intended to help potential WIC applicants determine if they are likely to be eligible for WIC benefits. The Tool asks users to complete a series of questions regarding their categorical, residential and income eligibility for WIC benefits. Based on their responses to these questions, users are informed that they "may be eligible" or "may not be eligible for WIC benefits. Users who are likely to be eligible to receive WIC benefits are provided with State-specific contact information and are encouraged to make a certification appointment with their WIC local agencies. Additionally, users are provided with a printable summary of their responses and a list of examples of the documentation that is required at an initial certification appointment. The Tool is currently available in English, Spanish and Chinese (traditional). More languages are expected to be added in the near future.
	Cooperation in USDA Studies and Evaluations, and Full Use of Federal Funds in Nutrition Assistance Programs Nondiscretionary Provisions of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296 Published in the Federal Register June 29, 2011
	Exclusion of Combat Pay from WIC Income Eligibility Determinations - Final Rule Published in the Federal Register June 16, 2011
	Will getting WIC or WIC Farmers' Market nutrition benefits affect my immigrant status? Posted May 28, 1999