Federal Grant Award Summary

The Illinois Department of Human Services received a $590,565 formula grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561), effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award specifically supports SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) 50% Partial Reimbursement activities, which provide funding for state administrative costs associated with operating employment and training initiatives designed to help SNAP participants develop job skills and achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Under this formula grant, the Illinois Department of Human Services will utilize the federal funds to reimburse a portion of operational expenses for the state's SNAP E&T program. The funding supports administrative infrastructure, program planning, and coordination of employment and training services delivered to eligible SNAP participants. As a formula-based allocation distributed annually by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service, this award represents Illinois's apportionment of federal resources for maintaining and advancing the state's SNAP E&T service capacity within the established federal funding structure.