Planning Projects are ideal for WIC State agencies that are in the early stages of planning or preparing for WIC online shopping. Planning projects may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support for formative work such as feasibility assessments that consider WIC-authorized vendor needs and capacity along with WIC State agency goals and criteria.

• Engage WIC participant feedback on potential WIC online shopping solutions and identify necessary changes during the design phase.

• Assistance in identifying and assembling an implementation team or project partners.

WIC State agencies that have limited internal capacity or need assistance with partner engagement are well suited for this project type. Based on the level of support indicated by the sub-grantee, GSCN will develop a tailored approach to accomplishing project goals to meet the WIC State agency’s needs. This help will include activities such as information gathering, partner engagement, planning, and capacity building to prepare WIC State agencies to move forward in preparing to design and implement WIC online shopping projects. The timeline of accomplishing planning project goals must not exceed 18 months.

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This project type will replicate our current WIC Online Shopping Sub-grant projects, which target WIC State agencies that have identified at least one WIC-authorized vendor partner interested in developing a WIC online shopping solution, as well as WIC State agencies with EBT processors that have not yet participated in an online shopping project. This project type is not for the development of previously funded application programming interface (API) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) developments. The timeline of this project type must not exceed two years.

Development of New Online Shopping Solutions Template →

This project type is ideal for WIC State agencies that are ready to implement an existing WIC online shopping solution that is not yet authorized in their jurisdiction, or for WIC State agencies working with WIC-authorized vendors to scale existing WIC online shopping solutions within their jurisdiction. These projects do not require a full design/build process. For implementation projects, the WIC State agency should identify the vendor with the existing WIC online shopping solution that they wish to implement and any minor design work that may be needed for implementation of this solution. For scaling projects, the WIC State agency should explain the WIC-authorized vendor partner’s current WIC online shopping capabilities and the scope of the scaling project.

This type of project is also suitable for WIC State agencies who may have ideas for innovations, tools, subsystems, or upgrades to existing WIC online shopping solutions. This RFP encourages applicants to submit innovative ideas that demonstrate how their idea augments and advances WIC online shopping while remaining compliant with current Federal requirements. The timeline for this project type must not exceed two years.

Implementation and Scaling of Existing Online Shopping Solutions Template →