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CONSIDERATION OF A GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,123,266.00 FROM THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT (KDHE) TO PROVIDE THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) WITHIN THE DIVISION OF HEALTH.
Presented by: Adrienne Byrne, Health Director, Sedgwick County Division of Health.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the award and authorize the Chair to sign the award agreement.
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Grant Renewal: Yes
Never Applied: No
Applied; not awarded: No
Grant Summary and Timeline:
The Division of Health has managed the WIC Program in Sedgwick County (SC WIC) for the past 43 years. WIC is a federal program administered by the Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture that provides health and nutrition focused services to:
A. Women who are pregnant, post-partum, or currently breastfeeding; and
B. Infants/children under the age of five.
WIC services include: nutrition education, immunization screenings, lactation support, referrals to community providers, and supplemental nutritious foods.
To qualify for SC WIC services, an applicant must meet the following criteria:
1. Household income must be at or below 185% of the U.S. Poverty Income Guidelines (currently $45,510/year for a family of four); and
2. Found to have at least one medical or nutritional risk factor; risk factors include, but are not limited to: overweight, dental problems, anemia, low birth weight, and/or prematurity; and
3. Live or work within Sedgwick County.
The Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018 grant award for the Division of Health represents a decrease of $28,739 (-1.34%) compared to the previous FFY 2017 grant award of $2,152,005. [See Attachment 1 - Table 1: SC WIC Funding History (FFY 2008 - FFY 2017) for historical award information and Table 2: SC WIC Participation by Site Location (2015-17) for historical p...
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