Ssbg-2026 - social services block grant

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Illinois Department of Human Services $144,264,735 on October 1, 2025, under the Social Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.667) for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This formula grant funds flexible social services tailored to Illinois residents' needs, including services directed toward reducing dependency and promoting self-sufficiency, protecting children and adults from neglect and abuse, and supporting individuals unable to care for themselves to remain in their homes or access appropriate institutional arrangements.

The recipient distributes funding as sub-awards to dozens of local nonprofits, county health departments, and specialized service providers across Illinois. Sub-recipients include Family Resources, Inc. (victim services and domestic violence shelter); Goodwill Industries of Metropolitan Chicago (workforce development); Young Women's Christian Association of the Sauk Valley (domestic violence shelter and transitional housing); Chicago Women in Trades (apprenticeship and workforce diversity); Children's Home & Aid Society of Illinois/Brightpoint (child and family services); Wings Program Inc. (emergency shelter, transitional housing, and homelessness intervention); Greater Chicago Food Depository (food distribution); Salvation Army Heartland Division (veteran services and housing); city and county health departments throughout Illinois (WIC, SNAP, COVID-19 vaccination, and social services); and organizations serving populations with disabilities, people with epilepsy, formerly incarcerated individuals, refugee and immigrant communities, and domestic violence survivors. Place of performance is Illinois.