agriculture · food_and_nutrition · USDA-FNS1
FY 2026 WIC Infrastructure Grant
Food and Nutrition Service · USDA-FNA-WIC-INFR-2026
Award Range
$1 – $3.0M
Total Program Funding
$24.0M
Expected Awards
30
Deadline
July 13, 2026
GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview
USDA WIC Infrastructure Grant funds 30 awards (up to $3M each) for state WIC agencies to modernize systems — EBT, MIS, technology upgrades.
Who Should Apply
State WIC administering agencies only.
Who Should NOT Apply
Local WIC clinics, vendors.
Key Requirements (Plain English)
- •Must be state WIC agency
- •30 awards up to $3M
- •No cost-sharing required
💡 GrantQuick Tip
Most applying states get funded. Propose EBT implementation, telehealth, mobile apps, or data analytics.
Competitiveness: Low — most states receive funding.
What This Grant Funds
FY 2026 WIC Infrastructure Grants must be used for one or more of the three objectives identified below. Proposals may contain more than one objective. Please see the Request for Applications under the "Related Documents" tab for additional information on these objectives and other grant requirements. Applicants must clearly identify in their proposal which of the objective(s) they have selected.
Consortia may only apply for objective 3.
Objective #1: Promoting Program Integrity to Minimize Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
State agencies will implement policy, process, and/or technology improvements in the WIC Program that ensure taxpayer dollars are used for their intended purpose and serve as many eligible women, infants, and children as possible.
Objective #2: Creating Opportunities to Connect America’s Farmers to WIC
State agencies will make technological improvements necessary to allow WIC Cash Value Benefit to be redeemed at farmers markets. All activities and costs are allowable for the WIC program only. Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) activities and costs are not allowed to be paid for with WIC funds, including this funding opportunity and the WIC General Infrastructure funds.
Objective #3: Developing and Implementing Modernized Technology
State agencies will update WIC MIS and/or WIC Electronic Benefits Transfer(EBT) systems to ensure data accuracy and system compliance and/or implementing digital services that ensure that the State agency runs an efficient WIC program.
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Who Can Apply
Eligible Applicant Types
Funding Details
- Minimum Award
- $1
- Maximum Award
- $3.0M
- Total Program Funding
- $24.0M
- Expected Number of Awards
- 30
- Cost Sharing Required?
- No
- Funding Instrument
- grant
Key Dates
Agency Contact
Anna J Arrowsmith Grants Officer
anna.arrowsmith@usda.govReady to apply?
View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov