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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

WIC serves about half of all infants born in the United States

Am I Eligible for WIC?

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care referrals, and nutrition education for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and non-breastfeeding postpartum women, and to infants and children up to age 5 who are found to be at nutritional risk.

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Proposed Rule: WIC Online Ordering and Transactions

FNS proposes to remove barriers to online ordering and internet-based transactions in WIC to improve the shopping experience while increasing equity and access to nutritious foods for WIC participants.
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The WIC program aims to safeguard the health of low-income women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutrition risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care.

WIC Serves

  • Pregnant women
  • Breastfeeding women
  • Non-breastfeeding postpartum women
  • Infants
  • Toddlers and children up to age 5

Common Locations

  • County health departments
  • Hospitals
  • Mobile clinics (vans)
  • Community centers
  • Schools
  • Public housing sites
  • Migrant health centers and camps
  • Indian health services facilities
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What's New?

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Flexibilities to Support Outreach, Innovation, and Modernization
Waivers
WIC Data Tables
Data
FY 2023-24 FMNP e-Solution Grant: Notice of Funding Availability
Policy Memos
WIC Online Ordering and Transactions and Food Delivery Revisions to Meet the Needs of a Modern, Data-Driven Program
Federal Register Documents
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda - Fall 2022
Federal Register Documents
Guidance for States Preparing for the End of the Public Health Emergency
Initiative
WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (2023-2024)
Federal Register Documents
Toll-Free Numbers for WIC State Agencies
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USDA Proposes to Streamline and Modernize WIC and Offer Online Shopping to Participants
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WIC Online Ordering and Transactions Proposed Rule Q&As
Technical Assistance & Guidance
WIC National Workforce Strategy Development
Grant
FNS, NIFA Partner to Improve WIC Participant Outcomes by Investing in a Strong and Diverse WIC Workforce
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WIC Modernization
Initiative
WIC Eligibility Requirements to Bid on State Agency Infant Formula Contracts
Technical Assistance & Guidance
FNS Strengthens Commitment to Nutrition Security and Equity, Takes Action to Address Supply Chain and Inflation
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Infant Formula
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Spotlights

WIC Modernization and Innovation

WIC Modernization & Innovation

FNS is investing in WIC outreach and modernizing the program by prioritizing outreach, improving the shopping experience, investing in and diversifying the WIC workforce, and modernizing technology and service delivery.

Modernizing WIC
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USDA Makes Major Investments in WIC to Improve Maternal and Child Health

USDA acknowledges major progress and promise in several modernization and innovation efforts for WIC to reach more eligible mothers and young children and improve the service they receive throughout their entire experience with the program, setting them up for healthy outcomes and helping to reduce longstanding disparities in maternal and child health.

About WIC Works

COVID Vaccines for Children

10 Ways that WIC and Head Start Can Collaborate

WIC Infant Formula Rebate Solicitations – Bidding on Single Milk- and Soy-Based Infant Formula

USDA Proclamation - National WIC Breastfeeding Week

WIC Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

WIC Breastfeeding Support