Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced grant awards through the Tribal Elder Community Food Box Program on Tuesday.
The grants provide healthy food to thousands of tribal elders and their families across the state.
The grants amount to $1.5 million in funding.
“The funding will be distributed to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin and Hunger Task Force Inc., who will work with Tribal community food system leaders to distribute locally sourced food to Tribal food distribution centers,” a statement said.
Evers secured continued funding for the Tribal Elder Food Box Program through a $3 million investment in the 2025-2027 biennial budget.
“Due to the leadership of Governor Evers, this program is supporting Tribal communities with healthy and traditional food,” said DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski in a statement. “This program supports producers and processors across the state and works to reduce food insecurity.”
