Assistance Listing 10.578
WIC Grants To States (WGS)
AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF · Food and Nutrition Service
Assistance Listing 10.578, “WIC Grants To States (WGS),” is a federal program administered by AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides grant assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $106M in obligations for fiscal year 2025.
Program objective
To assist WIC State agencies, through grants and cooperative agreements, in making improvements and/or enhancements to the delivery of program benefits and services to participants. These grants and cooperative agreements include the following: 1. WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Grants (discretionary) are provided to WIC State agencies to implement or maintain effective breastfeeding peer counselor programs. Combining peer counseling with the on-going breastfeeding promotion and support efforts in WIC agencies has the potential to significantly impact breastfeeding rates among WIC participants. The Food and Nutrition Service’s long-range vision is to institutionalize peer counseling as a core service in WIC. A portion of these funds may be used to award breastfeeding performance bonuses. These incentives build upon WIC’s longstanding efforts to promote and support breastfeeding and are intended to recognize and award State agencies that have demonstrated successful breastfeeding promotion and support efforts. 2. WIC Infrastructure Grants (discretionary) are provided to WIC State agencies for infrastructure projects that support national and regional priorities to improve the delivery of program benefits and services to participants. 3. WIC Technology Grants which include WIC Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) and Management Information System (MIS) Grants were provided to WIC State agencies for the implementation of WIC EBT systems and/or to transfer a viable MIS. These grants included: (1) WIC EBT Implementation (non-competitive) Grants to support EBT planning or implementation projects through the Advanced Planning Document (APD) process; (2) WIC State Agency Model (SAM) Amendments (non-competitive) Grants to support WIC State agencies in the SAM Users Group; (3) WIC SAM Transfers Grants (non-competitive) to complete planning activities and have an approved Alternatives Analysis document justifying a SAM as their choice of system transfer; (4) WIC Management Information Systems (MIS) Implementation (non-competitive) Grants to implement a transfer MIS or are upgrading or enhancing their current MIS; (5) WIC SAM Product Management Office (PMO) (non-competitive) and SAM Maintenance and Enhancement (M&E) Grants for the support and management of the SAM change control process, including prioritization of enhancements, User Group governance, and maintenance and operation of the State agency MIS core code.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 10.578
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
- Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
- U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
State agencies that administer the WIC Program are eligible to apply for WIC Grant to States funds. States may apply individually or as a coalition of States for WIC EBT and MIS technology funds. States may apply individually for WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counseling, Special Project, Innovation, and Infrastructure grants.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): FY 2023: 14 WIC Infrastructure projects were funded ranging from $33,603 to $2,098,900. FY 2023: 78 State agencies received BFPC grants ranging from $38,883 to $13,478,522. FY 2023: 15 State agencies received Breastfeeding Performance Bonuses ranging from $5,000 to $561,751. FY 2023: 7 WIC SAM M&E and SAM PMO, grants ranging from $244,329 to $1,951,072 were awarded, for a total of $4,656,887. FY 2024: 8 WIC SAM M&E and SAM PMO grants ranging from $106,665 to $2,842,965 were awarded, for a total of $8,619,071. FY 2024: 2 EBT grants were issued for a total of $4,240,871 to the final 2 WIC State agencies that will implement EBT statewide. FY 2024: 81 State agencies received BFPC grants ranging from $39,272 to $13,373,075. FY 2024: 15 State agencies received Breastfeeding Performance Bonuses ranging from $5,000 to $1,526,436.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 10.578. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 10.578?
10.578 is the Assistance Listing Number for “WIC Grants To States (WGS).” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 10.578?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia), Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized) and U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states). Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 10.578 provide?
The agency reported $106,125,553 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.