FNS Documents & Resources

This final rule considers public comments submitted in response to the proposed rule revising the WIC food packages published on Nov. 21, 2022.

Secretary of Agriculture, do hereby proclaim August 1–7, 2023, as National WIC Breastfeeding Week.

The physical presence waiver, issued under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020, allowed WIC state and local agencies to remotely certify participants into WIC during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report summarizes data collected from surveys of WIC state and local agencies about the use of the physical presence waiver and the impact it had on WIC services.

USDA proposes to remove barriers to online ordering and internet-based transactions in WIC through this rulemaking. 

These graphics, the latest in a series of annual reports on WIC eligibility, present 2020 national and state estimates of the number of people eligible for WIC benefits and the percentages of the eligible population and the US population covered by the program, including estimates by participant category.

USDA letter to State Health Commissioners whose WIC state agency holds an infant formula rebate contract with either Mead Johnson-Reckitt or Nestle Gerber.

These handouts provide general recommendations on handwashing, cleaning, and disinfecting, to operators of USDA Foods household programs including CSFP, TEFAP, and FDPIR. 

A set of three handouts on best practices to help you safely handle and store USDA foods at home.

Enrollment for the WIC Program in April 2018 totaled 7,837,672. Of this total, Whites accounted for 58.81%, Blacks/African Americans 21.54%, American Indian/Alaskan Natives 8.88%, Multiple Race 6.08%, Asians 3.78%, Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders 0.81%.