Closed · USDA-FNA-WIC-INFR-2026 · CFDA 10.578 · Discretionary
FY 2026 WIC Infrastructure Grant
Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Nutrition Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 13, 2026
- Close date
- 30
- Expected awards
The verdict
FY 2026 WIC Infrastructure Grant is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Nutrition Service that offered $1 -- $3,000,000 across 30 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1-$3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 30
- expected awards
- 10.578
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - FY 2026 WIC Infrastructure Grant - is cataloged under number USDA-FNA-WIC-INFR-2026 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 10.578, posted by Food and Nutrition Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 10, 2026. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1 -- $3,000,000. The agency has projected $24.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 30 awards. If the agency funds the expected 30 awards from the $24.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $800,000. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 13, 2026. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$1 -- $3,000,000
Close Date
July 13, 2026
Posted
June 10, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$24,000,000
Expected Awards
30
Instrument
Grant
Description
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 AbuseState 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 WICState 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 TechnologyState 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.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 00. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Anna J Arrowsmith Grants Officer
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