Dane County Executive Melissa Agard on Thursday announced the local agencies that have been selected to receive the Tamara D. Grigsby Office of Equity and Inclusion’s 2025 Partners in Equity (PIE) Food Grant.
The County Board approved the Food Council’s recommendation that the Partners in Equity Program be expanded to address the challenges related to food insecurities across the county in 2019. The PIE Food program encourages innovative development of projects that advance equity and access in local food systems through educational and outreach services.
In total, $41,345 will be awarded to recipients of the 2025 PIE Food Grant. Recipients were selected based on proposals intended to address issues related to healthy food access, access to land for growing food or issues related to food waste and recovery.
The 2025 grants fall in one of two categories — small grants (applicants requesting $2,000 or less) and large grants (applicants requesting $2,001 to $4,000). The 12 recipients are:
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The Allied Food Pantry;
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ARC-Community Services Inc./ARC Outpatient Services;
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Horizon High School;
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Lakeview Community School;
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Marshall Public Schools;
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Mount Horeb Farmers Market;
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Native Food Network;
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Project Home Inc.;
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REAP Food Group;
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Sunshine Place;
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Sustain Dane Inc.; and
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Waunakee Neighborhood Connection.
