WIC: States Had a Variety of Reasons for Not Spending Program Funds

RCED-97-166 Published: Jun 12, 1997. Publicly Released: Jun 12, 1997.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed states' unspent funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in fiscal year (FY) 1995, focusing on: (1) the reasons that states had unspent recoverable WIC funds; and (2) whether unspent recoverable funds indicated that states had more WIC funds available than necessary to meet their needs.

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Budget administrationChildrenFood relief programsGrants to statesInfantsState-administered programsUnexpended budget balancesWomenChild nutritionFood