The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $8,303,195.02 Formula Grant under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition program (CFDA 10.560) to the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE). This two-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, provides funding to ISBE to cover administrative expenses associated with supervising and providing technical assistance for critical child nutrition initiatives in Illinois, including the...
The Illinois Public Health Institute (IPHI) was awarded a $16 million project grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program (CFDA 10.579). The grant will fund IPHI's CNP HEALTHY MEALS INCENTIVE program through December 2028. This program aims to incentivize healthier school meals by providing $16M to IPHI to support related initiatives statewide through 2028. As a non-profit...
The Illinois State Board of Education received a $864,538 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability (CNDG LA) federal grant program. The award will fund the purchase of commercial food service equipment valued at over $1,000 each to support healthier school meal services from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. As the designated state education agency, ISBE will administer the...
The Illinois State Board of Education received a $11.9 million Formula Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition federal grant program (CFDA #10.560) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant funds will support the State Board's administrative expenses in supervising and providing technical assistance to local schools, school districts, and institutions in Illinois for...
The Illinois State Board of Education received a $71.6 million formula grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the National School Lunch Program (CFDA #10.555) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant funding will support the State of Illinois' provision of a nutritious, nonprofit lunch service for school children through cash grants and food donations to encourage domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural...
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) was awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283) to conduct the School Health Profiles (Profiles) survey and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) in sampled high schools across Illinois. The funding, which begins on August 1, 2024 and runs through July 31, 2029, will allow ISBE to continue managing this project with internal staff...
This $4,275,659 formula grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561) will support the Illinois Department of Human Services' (IDHS) administration of the SNAP program. The grant provides federal financial assistance to IDHS to cover costs associated with delivering nutrition benefits to low-income individuals and families in Illinois, including...
The Illinois Department of Human Services was awarded an $18.6 million Formula Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) federal grant program (CFDA 10.561). The two-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2022 and set to conclude on September 30, 2024, will provide funding to support the administration of SNAP benefits and services in Illinois....
The Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded a $143,583,588 Formula Grant to the Illinois Department of Human Services for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561). The grant provides federal financial assistance to support the costs incurred by the State of Illinois to administer the SNAP program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Sub-awards were...
This federal Project Grant award of $746,268, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition-Technology Innovation Grant (CFDA 10.541) program, supports the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) in developing, improving, and maintaining automated information systems for Child Nutrition Programs. The award will enable ISBE to leverage innovative technology solutions to enhance program accountability, data accuracy, performance...