Application Information
- Eligibility for FY25 Bureau of Family Nutrition (BFN) renewal grants is limited to current providers who are prequalified and in good standing.
- Each applicant must continue to be GATA Pre-Qualified and registered in the CSA.
- Applicant organizations must complete the FY25 ICQ before an award can be made.
- Applicant organizations must submit a complete FY25 Uniform Application for Grant Assistance to DHS.OFWContracting@illinois.gov before an award can be made. Please include CSFA# on the email subject line. All fields on pages 2 and 3 are required. For line #45 for "Amount Requested from the State," please enter FY24 award amount as a placeholder.
- The Bureau of Family Nutrition reserves the right to request additional information from the applicant to assist in FY25 funding and programmatic decisions. FY25 Caseload assignments and funding amounts are being determined now.
- Any changes made to grantee mailing/billing address or Administrator/Executive/CEO name/email should be reported ASAP to DHS to ensure proper information is reflected in the contract documents.
Application
All applicants for Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, must submit the following document electronically by June 30, 2024.
Grant Application (pdf)
Once all applications have been received, DHS will determine a contract amount and an assigned caseload for each applicant, and this will be communicated electronically to the e-mail address that submitted the grant application.
Submission
The completed grant application document is to be emailed by June 30, 2024 to the email address DHS.OFWContracting@illinois.gov with the subject line stating:
- Last 4 digits of CSFA #0667
- Provider Organization Name
For example: 0667 Commodity Supplemental Food Program
Note: Everything is being tracked by the CSFA number, so it is important that all required materials and correspondence contain this information.
Questions
Please email DHS.OFWContracting@illinois.gov for questions regarding the application or pre-qualification documents.
Please email DHS.WICEDF@illinois.gov for questions regarding the program or the budget.