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'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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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…
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