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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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WIC Modernization
Initiative
About WIC: How WIC Helps
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WIC How to Apply
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Flexibilities to Support Outreach, Innovation, and Modernization
Waivers
WIC Policy Memo #2023-6: Streamlining Certification Documentation Guidance
Policy Memos
Information Collection: WIC and FMNP Waivers
Federal Register Documents
El USDA financia 36 proyectos destinados a conectar familias con WIC por medio de una colaboración con FRAC como parte de la agenda de Inversión en América
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USDA Funds 36 Projects Aimed at Connecting Families to WIC through Partnership with FRAC as part of Investing in America Agenda
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WIC Data Tables
Data
WIC Eligibility Requirements to Bid on State Agency Infant Formula Contracts
Technical Assistance & Guidance
Generic Clearance for Stakeholder Feedback and Surveys as Part of FNS Planning
Federal Register Documents
WIC During Disasters Factsheet
Fact Sheets
Estimates of Nonparticipation Rates of Medicaid and SNAP Beneficiaries in WIC
Research, Analysis & Background
WIC Breastfeeding Award of Excellence
Federal Register Documents
Easier Enrollment in WIC Leads to Healthier Moms and Kids
Blog
FY 2023 WIC Enrollment via State-Level Referral Data Matching with SNAP and Medicaid
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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 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