The Illinois State Board of Education received a $920,647 Formula Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The grant funding supports the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant program, which allows state agencies administering Child Nutrition Programs to implement innovative technology solutions that improve program accountability, data accuracy, performance measurement, and the capacity of the agencies to support technology in local educational agencies and summer food service program sponsors. As the awardee, the Illinois State Board of Education will use the grant funding over a three-year period ending September 2024 to deliver technology services and solutions that enhance the state's administration of federal child nutrition programs.
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