# WIC Contingency Fund

**Agency:** Agriculture (USDA)  
**Account:** Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)  
**Source document:** Food and Nutrition Service · p. 56  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/budget/agriculture/wic-contingency-fund  

> **Trust:** parsed from the agency Congressional Justification. Approximate, **not summable**, verify at the cited page.

## Funding ($M)

| Fiscal year | Basis | Amount |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FY2026 | enacted | 150.0 |
| FY2027 | request | 500.0 |

## Agriculture (USDA) discretionary budget authority (OMB PBDB — authoritative)

FY2027 $20.40B, FY2026 $33.40B. This is the agency total, not a sum of the parsed lines.


## What this funds

Funds the WIC Contingency Fund, held in reserve to continue serving eligible women, infants, and children during periods of funding uncertainty or when participation or food costs exceed appropriations.


**Where it sits:** Civilian / Non-Defense › Agriculture (USDA) › Food and Nutrition Service › Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) › Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Discretionary Appropriations


*HitchAI is an independent intelligence service, not affiliated with the U.S. government. Civilian line dollars are parsed from agency Congressional Justifications and are approximate.*