# 2024 MIS Modernization Strategy

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fns-wic-mis-strat-24-2024-mis-modernization-strategy/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354853

> Food and Nutrition Service offered grants of up to $15.0 million (at least $1) to nonprofits. It expected to make one award worth $15.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 25, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FNS-WIC-MIS-STRAT-24 |
| Agency | Food and Nutrition Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 25, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $15.0 million |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $15.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.557 |

## Who can apply

- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) works to end hunger and promote nutrition security. The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a Federal nutrition assistance program that serves pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding individuals, infants, and children up to five years old who are income eligible and at nutritional risk. WIC provides nutritious foods, nutrition education including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health and social services to participants in all 50 geographic states, the District of Columbia, 33 Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs), and five U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (The Act) (P.L. 117-2) provided the USDA with an appropriation to carry out the WIC Program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (CNA) (42 U.S.C. 1786). ARPA provided the USDA with $390 million to carry out outreach, innovation, and program modernization efforts to increase participation and redemption of benefits in WIC and the WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP). This is an announcement of the availability of funds for a one-time initiative, competitive cooperative agreement for up to four years. Funds are available to an entity (i.e., a civic technology nonprofit or other nonprofit type with similar staffing and experience/expertise; a research institute that is public, private, or nonprofit; or an accredited college or university) that meets the technical requirements outlined in this RFA. USDA anticipates awarding up to $15,000,000 to one selected applicant. The Period of Performance will be at a minimum two Fiscal Years will not exceed a maximum of four Fiscal Years.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FNS-WIC-MIS-STRAT-24 still open?

No. It closed on July 25, 2024.

### Who can apply for 2024 MIS Modernization Strategy?

Food and Nutrition Service accepted applications from nonprofits.

### What is the deadline for 2024 MIS Modernization Strategy?

Closed July 25, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $15.0 million each. About $15.0 million in total for one award.

### Who has won WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were California Department of Public Health, Health & Human Svc Commn TX, NYS Department of Health. The program made 1,995 awards worth $32 billion in that time.