New funding award extends food benefits during federal shutdown





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*For immediate release:* October 9, 2025  (25-113)

*Contact: *DOH Communications <[email protected]>

Washington State Department of Health secures USDA funding to maintain WIC benefits through October 

*OLYMPIA* - Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) [ [link removed] ] received a second award of food funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture [ [link removed] ], allowing us to maintain food benefits and our current 10-person state Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program [ [link removed] ] team through the end of October. We will provide updates if this timeline changes.

Amid ongoing uncertainty following the federal government shutdown, DOH remains committed to supporting the people of Washington who rely on WIC to meet their nutritional needs and our employees. 

We will continue to track developments closely and provide updates as they become available on DOH’s Federal Government Shutdown website [ [link removed] ].

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