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Additions of approved products will be provided in a format that can be loaded into the database and deactivations of discontinued products will continue to be changed manually in the Nutrition Module of CT-WIC. November 2024 Manual entries into the current spreadsheet of submission data received via text in emails, Excel spreadsheets and Word documents FRVM staff Nutrition staff Annually after confirmation is received and products have been added or deactivated, CT WIC will review the APL to ensure that products are approved in each subcategory that allow the purchase of the maximum monthly allowance. October 2024 Disaster Plan FRVM staff Nutrition staff

Collaborate with Rhode Island and West Virginia WIC Programs to explore the feasibility of online shopping with curbside pick up. April 2024 Rhode Island submission of Center for Nutrition and Health Impact proposal for WIC Online Shopping Sub-grant Project leveraging the WICShopper App FRVM staff

3.2 Support of Department of Agriculture (DoAg) in electronic Farmers Market Nutrition Program (eFMNP).

Provide number of eligible WIC participants to DoAg and the list of eligible participants in a data file for Nations Benefits by April 1. April 1, 2024 Program informed on 1/24/24 that the contractor is now Nations Benefits who acquired SoliSystems FRVM staff Nutrition staff IT staff Provide periodic data transfer files to update WIC participant information. May 1, 2024 Files are uploaded to an ftp site May 1-November 15 FRVM staff Nutrition staff IT staff Using the SoliPortal, provide assistance to families who contact the state or local offices with questions about receiving eFMNP benefits. June 2024 DoAg implemented eFMNP using SoliSystems Corporation in July 2023 and continues to use the SoliPortal FRVM staff Nutrition staff