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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$146,205,715

Department of Agriculture·Food and Nutrition Service

to ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICE

social-servicesexpiring · 79d· period of performance ends in 79 daysONGOING · MOD OF 2025 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2025-10-01·LATEST ACTION2026-04-17·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_262IL007W1006_012
Award description

WIC FOOD EXPENSE

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Funds Illinois's administration of WIC food benefits for low-income pregnant women, infants, and children.

Sub-sectors
wic-nutritionformula-grant-entitlementstate-administration
Why this matters

WIC is a foundational nutrition safety net serving 6+ million Americans; state formula grants ensure consistent program delivery across eligible populations.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for authorized WIC-eligible foods (infant formula, produce, dairy, cereals) through retail networks in Illinois.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-24. Cost: $0.002777.

Period of performance
Start
2025-10-01
End
2026-09-30
Status
expiring · 79din 79 days
Sources

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