FY 27 Senior Farmers Market

FY 27 Senior Farmers Market

The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program provides vulnerable low-income adults age 60 and older $40 coupon booklets to purchase fresh fruits, fresh vegetables and honey at participating Farmers markets and roadside stands throughout the state.

Details

• Awarding Agency: Aging
• CSFA Number: 402-03-3690
• CSFA Popular Name: Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program
• Announcement Type: Initial Announcement
• Award Type: Non Competitive
• Total Funding Available: $98,000.00
• Expected Number of Awards: 11
• Funding Sources: Federal Or Federal Pass Through, State
• Capital Grant: No
• Indirect Costs Allowed: No
• Posted Date: 2026-06-29
• Award Period: 2026-07-10 – 2026-10-31

Funding Source Description

The awarded funds should be used to administer the Senior Farmers Market Program. This would include any costs associated with administering the program such as printing and providing handouts, office supplies and staff time. Federal Regulations: eCFR :: 7 CFR Part 249 -- Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)
Below is the (SFY27) funding allocation by SFMNP/AAA Provider.

These amounts were determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to total caseload in service area, ability to issue all benefits and willingness to take on additional unused benefits from other AAA’s, redemption rates/utilization, and areas with higher number of food insecure seniors.

TOTAL SFMNP IDoA Funding: $98,000

PSA/AAA 01: $10,000
PSA/AAA 02: $10,000
PSA/AAA 03: $8,500
PSA/AAA 04: $9,500
PSA/AAA 05: $7,000
PSA/AAA 06: $7,000
PSA/AAA 07: $7,000
PSA/AAA 08: $11,000
PSA/AAA 09: $7,000
PSA/AAA 11: $10,000
PSA/AAA 13: $11,000

Funding Restrictions

Restrictions: No equipment purchases.

State Award Notices

A Notice of State Award (NOSA) shall be sent to each successful applicant using the GATA web portal. A Uniform Grant Agreement shall be sent to the Grantee once the awarded entity has signed the NOSA. The NOSA shall include estimated project start date, as well as any programmatic and financial special conditions.

Administrative and National Policy Requirements

Submits the required Title XX Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) data elements to IDoA by the assigned deadline using the required DHS/IDoA templates (i.e., 2026 Dual Participation List, 2026 SFMNP AAA Race Ethnicity Reporting Tool). IDoA will then submit statewide combined reports (i.e., 2026 Dual Participation List, 2026 SFMNP AAA Race Ethnicity Reporting Tool) for all participating AAAs and will provide support documentation of total SSBG expenditures for the reporting period (i.e., July 1, 2026 – September 30, 2026) to IDHS by the assigned deadline.

Reporting

The grantee or AAA shall submit to the Department the following reports using the required DHS/IDoA templates (i.e., 2026 Dual Participation List, 2026 SFMNP AAA Race Ethnicity Reporting Tool). IDoA will then submit statewide combined reports (i.e., 2026 Dual Participation List and 2026 SFMNP AAA Race Ethnicity Reporting Tool) for all participating AAAs and will provide support documentation of total SSBG expenditures for the reporting period (i.e., July 1, 2026 – September 30, 2026) to IDHS by the assigned deadline. Requires 1) Total Expenditures of Program including: SSBG Allocation + Expenditures of all other Federal, State and Local Funds (Non-SSBG funds) if applicable for SFMNP; 2) Total number of individuals, disaggregated by: Adults age 60-64 and Seniors (65 and above); 3) Race and Ethnicity Data: American Indian or Alaska Native; Asian; Black or African American; Hispanic or Latino; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; White; Multiple Race; 4) Unique Identifier for each SFMNP participant ( unique client ID will be created by using the first SFMNP benefit check # issued to each SFMNP beneficiary as their unique identifier; 5) Type of eligible service provided: Health & Wellbeing – Health-Related Services for the season starting July 10, 2026-October 31, 2026.

Additional Information

https://www.dhs.state.il.us

https://www.dhs.state.il.us