US Edition'Put People first:' Funds Dwindle for Critical Nutrition Programs Like WIC
The USDA used $300 million in tariff revenue to fund WIC, serving nearly 7 million people, amid a government shutdown and congressional funding delays.
- The USDA is transferring $300 million from child nutrition accounts, partly funded by tariff revenue, to WIC to keep it running through October, the White House says.
- With fiscal 2026 beginning Oct. 1 and no appropriations in place, WIC, a discretionary program serving nearly 7 million people, relies on small contingency funds to continue operations.
- Advocates warned of service disruptions while urging checking with state offices, as local WIC agencies reported closures and waiting lists; the $300 million infusion may prevent some closures, they said.
- The House bill would fund WIC at $7.5 billion but cuts cash value vouchers for fruits and vegetables by 10 percent, while Senate Appropriations Committee Democrats back $8.2 billion to preserve benefits.
- Policy changes and the use of tariff revenue have led USDA to pursue transfers that bypass congressional approval, amid the Trump administration budget proposal seeking more than $1.3 billion in fruit and vegetable benefit cuts for 5.2 million participants.
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Nutrition program for women and children to stay afloat through end of month
A WIC child participant takes a WIC-approved product off the shelf in a grocery store in Seattle in September 2024. (Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an apparent end point. USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Childr…
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Nutrition program for women, infants and children to stay afloat through end of month
A WIC child participant takes a WIC-approved product off the shelf in a grocery store in Seattle in September 2024 (Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture).WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an apparent end point. USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Childr…
Nutrition program for women, infants and children to stay afloat through end of month • Daily Montanan
A WIC child participant takes a WIC-approved product off the shelf in a grocery store in Seattle in September 2024. (Photo by U.S. Department of Agriculture)WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an apparent end point. USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Childr…
'Put people first:' funds dwindle for critical nutrition programs like WIC
As the shutdown continues, federal government programs that support the least among us are sounding the alarm. They say no money means that aid will simply dry up.One such program that got a last-minute reprieve is WIC: The USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children supports more than 6 million pregnant women, mothers and their children. The White House says it is using tariff revenues to infuse WIC with about…
Nutrition program for women, infants and children to stay afloat through end of month - Chilkat Valley News
A WIC child participant takes a WIC-approved product off the shelf in a grocery store in Seattle in September 2024. (Courtesy/U.S. Department of Agriculture) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is infusing $300 million into a key federal nutrition program to keep it running through October, while a government shutdown continues without an apparent end point. USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Child…
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