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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$72,438,398

Department of Agriculture·Food and Nutrition Service

to PUBLIC HEALTH, MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF

social-servicesexpiring · 79d· period of performance ends in 79 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2025 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2025-10-01·LATEST ACTION2026-04-17·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_264MA702W1006_012
Award description

WIC FOOD EXPENSE

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Funds the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) nutrition program food expenses for Massachusetts in fiscal year 2026.

Sub-sectors
wic-nutritionformula-grantfood-assistance
Why this matters

WIC serves low-income pregnant women, new mothers, and young children; this obligation ensures continued food assistance access for vulnerable populations.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for USDA-approved foods (dairy, produce, infant formula, cereals) from regional and national suppliers serving WIC retailers.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-06-02. Cost: $0.002803.

Period of performance
Start
2025-10-01
End
2026-09-30
Status
expiring · 79din 79 days
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Sources

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