The City Council is being asked to approve applying for and accepting a grant of up to $600,000 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program. The funds would be used to increase breastfeeding rates in San Antonio over a three-year period from May 1, 2027 to April 30, 2030. The ordinance also authorizes a program budget and the signing of related Memoranda of Agreement.
Up to $600,000 in federal grant funds from the National Institutes of Health would go to the City of San Antonio's Health Department to support the WIC Program's breastfeeding initiative over three years.
The item is brought by Interim Assistant City Manager Justina Tate and Health Director Claude A. Jacob. It would affect families served by the WIC Program, which supports women, infants, and young children.
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Ordinance approving a) the submission of a grant application and acceptance of funds upon award, from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in an amount up to $600,000 for the Women, Infants and Children Program for the period May 1, 2027 to April 30, 2030 to increase breastfeeding rates across San Antonio; b) authorizing a program budget; and c) the execution of Memoranda of Agreement. [Justina Tate, Interim Assistant City Manager; Claude A. Jacob, Director, Health] Boards, Commissions and Committee Appointments
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