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The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded the Illinois Department of Human Services $6.135 million on October 1, 2025, under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561), with performance through September 30, 2026. The award funds SNAP Employment and Training at 100 percent federal support.

Illinois DHS passes funding through to sub-recipients delivering SNAP administration and employment-related services across the state. Sub-recipients include workforce development nonprofits—The Cara Program, African American Christian Foundation (Cara Staffing), Jane Addams Resource Corporation, and Employment Connection—providing job training and placement services; community health and social service organizations—TCA Health Inc., Phalanx Family Services, Ucan, and Inspiration Corporation Chicago—administering SNAP benefits and supportive services; refugee and immigrant services provider Asian Human Services Inc. (Trellus); substance abuse treatment provider Haymarket Center; local townships and county general assistance offices in Centreville, Benton, Massac County, and Mt. Vernon administering SNAP locally; and regional planning and service organizations Two Rivers Regional Council and Springfield Urban League. Sub-awards span award dates from August 1, 2025, through December 17, 2025.

Funding supports both emergency food assistance and core SNAP program administration and services. The award's assistance type is a formula grant. Performance occurs statewide in Illinois.