WIC admin non appro

The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Illinois Department of Human Services $2,021,199 on October 1, 2025, under the WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (CFDA 10.557), a formula grant providing supplemental foods, nutrition education, and health and social service referrals to income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age five determined to be at nutritional risk.

The award funds WIC program administration in Illinois for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The Illinois Department of Human Services, a division of the State of Illinois, receives the funding as a pass-through entity and distributes allocations to local agencies and food vendors throughout the state to support program operations, including food delivery systems, nutrition education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and health care referrals. The recipient maintains records concerning program operations, food instrument issuance and redemption, equipment purchases, certification, and civil rights and fair hearing procedures for three years after submission of the final fiscal-year report or longer if audit findings remain unresolved.