Overview

• The administration is directing about $300 million in tariff-backed revenue to WIC to sustain benefits through the end of the month.
• A USDA spokesperson said the agency will utilize tariff receipts to support WIC for the foreseeable future, though specifics were not provided.
• USDA had already deployed a $150 million contingency fund and reallocated leftover prior-year money to states to avert immediate service gaps.
• State capacity remains uneven, with advocates noting reports of local closures and waiting lists as agencies work to stretch available funds.
• West Virginia officials say their WIC program can operate through October, while Congress remains split between an $8.2 billion Senate plan and a $7.5 billion House bill that would reduce fruit-and-vegetable vouchers.