The National WIC Association is asking the Trump administration for more emergency funds to keep providing the benefit for mothers and babies.

Earlier in the month, President Donald Trump said tariff revenue would be used to fund WIC during the shutdown. According to the National WIC association, they received emergency funding through the White House to sustain WIC through the end of the month. A plan for if the shutdown goes into November has yet to be announced.

Arkansas’ nutrition assistance program for low-income women and children has continued “uninterrupted” during the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1, but its current funds will only keep it operational until mid-November,

Administration documents show that the administration’s proposed budget for WIC for the next year would cut $291 million for the program. In the short-term, the administration said it will use tariff revenues to allow WIC to continue during the shutdown, separate from Trump’s budget proposal.

The Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program — which provides support to low-income families with young children — is expected to stay operational during the ongoing government shutdown,

The USDA grants extra funds to Washington's WIC program, but rising demand may exhaust resources sooner. Stay updated on changes via the DOH's dedicated webpage.

WASHINGTON STATE - The Washington State Department of Health announced it received additional funding from the US Department of Agriculture. This funding is aimed at sustaining the Women, Infants, and

GRAND FORKS — County's administrator believes the efforts of his colleagues, as well as city and state employees, made it possible to keep the county's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,