The Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $21,635,724 Formula Grant to the Illinois Department of Human Services for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant supports the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561), which provides federal financial assistance to state agencies for costs incurred to operate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, the funding will help cover the Illinois Office of the Governor's administrative expenses associated with determining eligibility and providing benefit issuance through the SNAP program, which aims to address food insecurity needs across the state. As the state-level recipient of the subaward, the Illinois Department of Human Services will manage grant fund disbursement and oversight of related SNAP administrative activities.