Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children – National Workforce Strategy Development
Program Funding
Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.
Program Objective
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, hereafter referred to as WIC, is administered by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and serves to safeguard the health of eligible women who are pregnant, postpartum, and/or breastfeeding, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement food purchases, information on healthy eating including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care.
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Workforce - Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children Workforce – Implementation Projects
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
- Other
Eligibility includes:
a) State Agricultural Experiment Station;
b) colleges and universities (including junior colleges offering associate degrees or higher, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Tribal Colleges, 1994 Land-Grant Institutions, Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities (see NIFA's Hispanic Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities page);
c) university research foundations;
d) other research institutions and organizations;
e) Federal agencies;
f) national laboratories;
g) private organizations or corporations;
h) individuals who are U.S. citizens, nationals, or permanent residents; and
i) any group consisting of two or more entities identified in a) through h).
Eligible institutions do not include foreign or international organizations.
Beneficiaries
- Other
Individual/Family
Other public institution/organization
How to Apply
Award Procedure
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for more details.
Decision Timeline
- Approval: From 30 to 60 days
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for more details.
Program details & compliance
Description
This project is part of a joint agency initiative between FNS and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) that is expected to cultivate comprehensive and sustained solutions for WIC Workforce Development. The joint agency initiative aims to strengthen the diversity and cultural competency of the WIC workforce, with the goals of increasing: 1) WIC participation through reaching those populations that are eligible, but not enrolled and 2) WIC participants’ likelihood of adopting nutrition education and breastfeeding support recommendations. Strategy development related to cultural representation and culturally responsive care should, at a minimum, include cultural competency to serve Black, Hispanic/Latino, and American Indian/Alaska Native WIC participants and include strategies for State/local agencies, which include Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) and territories, to identify and meet targeted needs that are not captured in this list. Cultural competency in this context is also recognized as broader than race or ethnicity and includes socioeconomic and other cultural factors that may affect the efficacy of WIC Program services.
For each implementation project, the WIC Evaluation and Technical Assistance Center will support the development and implementation of a management and outreach plan for engaging with WIC State and local agencies, Tribal Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutes (MSIs) and/or underserved communities to include the incorporation of DEIA outcomes and activities (e.g., Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)).
WIC Workforce Implementation Projects will align with the National WIC Workforce Strategy including approaches that will increase the diversity and cultural competency of the WIC workforce and address barriers to recruitment and retention of WIC Staff.
Mission Categories
Primary: Food and Nutrition for Individual and Families
Other categories:
Maternity, Infants, Children
Use of Funds
Allowed Uses
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, hereafter referred to as WIC, is administered by the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and serves to safeguard the health of eligible women who are pregnant, postpartum, and/or breastfeeding, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement food purchases, information on healthy eating including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care.
Required Documentation
pplicants (unless excepted under 2 CFR § 25.110(b) or (c), or has an exception approved by the Federal awarding agency under 2 CFR § 25.110(d)) must (1): Have an active SAM registration prior to applying; (2) Provide a valid Unique Entity Identifier number in its application; and (3) Continue to maintain an active SAM registration with current information at all times during which it has an application under consideration or an active federal award. Applicants must furnish the information required in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Successful applicants recommended for funding must furnish the information and assurances requested during the award documentation process.
Reporting & Compliance
Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts
- Subpart B — General Provisions
- Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
- Subpart E — Cost Principles
- Subpart F — Audit Requirements