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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Illinois Department on Aging $3,305,649.37 under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA 10.555) on October 1, 2025, for the period ending September 30, 2026. The award funds the provision of nutritionally balanced, low-cost or no-cost lunches to school children in Illinois through cash grants and USDA Foods distributed to participating public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. The Illinois Department on Aging, operating as the State Unit on Aging and a division of the State of Illinois, serves as the State agency responsible for reviewing school food authority applications, determining school eligibility for program participation, and maintaining compliance with Federal meal pattern requirements. Participating schools must serve lunches meeting Federal nutrition standards and offer free or reduced-price meals to eligible children; school food authorities must maintain records of nonprofit food service operations, finances, menu planning, and meal counting for State agency review. Place of performance is Illinois.