Federal grant programs / Department of Agriculture

Participant Research Innovation Laboratory for Enhancing WIC Services (10.540)

Also known as Recognizing & Addressing Maternal Warning Signs for Morbidity & Mortality During Pregnancy & the Postpartum Period

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$5.2 million
• Grant awards3
• Typical award$169,000
• Awarded in FY 2025-$943
• Size rank1,612 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements, project grants (cooperative agreements)

Key findings

• It is the 1612th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• Awards went to recipients in 2 states and territories.

What the program funds

The objective of this opportunity was to announce the availability of funds to establish the Participant Research Innovation Laboratory for Enhancing WIC Services. The role of the PRIL is to support and evaluate local efforts to develop interactive tools, technical resources, or innovative solutions that improve customer service in WIC clinics and/or WIC retailers (referred to hereafter as WIC vendors) and ultimately encourage and improve retention of eligible children in WIC. Research projects build on and improve our understanding of the diverse personal experiences, perceptions, and attitudes of those eligible for WIC services. Implemented strategies/solutions will be evaluated for their impact on participant satisfaction and retention, and other relevant measures, within the local agency setting. In addition, the Grantee will provide evaluation-related technical assistance to State and local WIC agencies carrying out similar interventions through WIC Special Project Grants or other awards.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

What the money can and cannot pay for

Among other allowable costs, budgets may include expenses related to personnel, contractors, and, whether in-person or virtual, FNS-approved meeting, conference, and training travel expenses.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Program no longer accepting applications.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

HPRIL was awarded $2,000,000, including funds used to issue five subawards of approximately $150,000 each to local agencies.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: The cooperative agreement "Recognizing and Addressing Maternal Warning Signs for Morbidity and Mortality During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period" is expected to accomplish four objectives: 1) Develop an analysis of evidence-based interventions, communications campaigns, and promising models for recognizing and addressing early warning signs of maternal distress that can be evaluated in WIC settings; 2) competitively select WIC agencies to evaluate the implementation of interventions to identify and address early warning signs of maternal distress; 3) provide technical assistance to subgrantees as they rigorously evaluate interventions; and 40 develop and implement a framework to synthesize findings across subgrant studies and disseminate findings.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to colleges and universities.

By state

1 state has a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. It is North Carolina.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.