FNS Documents & Resources

WIC EBT activities

Pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 are eligible. They must meet income guidelines, a state residency requirement, and be individually determined to be at "nutritional risk" by a health professional.

WIC Food and Nutrition Services and Administration (NSA) grant levels by fiscal year and state agency. Grant levels for the current fiscal year are posted approximately 30 days after an Agriculture appropriations bill has been signed into law and are updated quarterly and at fiscal year-end.

The FNS State Systems team has produced a series of training presentations designed to help state agencies understand and comply with the FNS approval process. These eight on-line presentations correspond to FNS Handbook 901, with information on the key documents or phases in the process.

Form FNS-674 is used to request access to the USDA Food Program Reporting System (FPRS).  

WIC and Head Start release a shared resource document: 10 Ways that WIC and Head Start Can Collaborate.

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is not designed to be a disaster assistance program, and is, therefore, not considered a first response option for disaster survivors. WIC policies allow state agencies flexibility in program design and administration to support continuation of benefits to participants during times of natural or other disasters. WIC state agencies are encouraged to work with State and local emergency services offices, as well as FEMA, to assist participants during a disaster.

The primary objective of this Handbook is to help state agencies navigate FNS requirements to secure approval, and get the requested funding, for modern eligibility systems and EBT benefit delivery services.

WIC Infant and Toddler Feeding Practices Study-2 Infographic