TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Jennifer Yasumoto, Director of Health and Human Services Agency
REPORT BY: Jennifer Ivancie, Staff Services Analyst I
SUBJECT: Revenue Agreement No. 260107B with California Department of Public Health (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Revenue Agreement No. 260107B with the California Department of Public Health for a contract revenue maximum of $3,069,822 for the term October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028 to administer the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. (Fiscal Impact: $3,069,822 Revenue; Health and Human Services Agency Fund; Budgeted; Mandatory)
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BACKGROUND
California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is a federally funded nutrition program available at no cost to eligible low-income pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women and children up to age 5. The goal of the WIC program is to improve the health and dietary needs of low-income families by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to other health care and social services as needed, while empowering families to build a healthy future through their local WIC clinic. There are nearly 2,000 WIC participants in Napa County. The monthly food benefits issued by WIC increase participant access to healthy foods and contributes to the local economy.
Approval of this agreement allows the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) to accept funding to run the WIC program for Federal Fiscal Years 25/26 through 27/28.
The revenue is budgeted as follows:
Year 1 - October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026: $1,023,274
Year 2 - October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027: $1,023,274
Year 3 - October 1, 2027 through September 30, 2028: $1,023,274
Requested action:
Approve and authorize Revenue Agreement No. 26...
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