You and your staff must be trained in identifying WIC-approved foods and correctly handling WIC transactions. Vendors play a crucial role in ensuring WIC customers get the healthy foods they need. Training is provided after your application is approved. In the states of New York and Washington, WIC applications are handled by regional vendor-management agencies, and only grocery stores and pharmacies can apply. In Rhode Island, you need a SNAP License before you can apply to be a WIC vendor, as well as a food-protection license issued by the Rhode Island Department of Health. With your application, you submit your price list for WIC products, and you are approved only if your prices are competitive with others in your region. You must own a retail store offering products on the approved WIC list, and your store must be in business for at least a year before you apply. In Florida, for example, applications for 2020 to 2023 are only being accepted until March 31, 2020, and only for the South Florida region.
The requirements for applications vary by each state. Each state can open and close the application process at any time, depending on whether they have a sufficient number of stores to serve the population. To enroll your business in the WIC program as a vendor, apply to your state's department of health.
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