Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub has opened funding opportunities for collaborations of local food system leaders who want to ensure that school meals better reflect our region’s harvests and cultural diversity, according to a recent press release. More than 517,000 children in Wisconsin eat school lunch every day.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and convened by the Illinois Public Health Institute, this new initiative offers grants from $10,000–250,000 to build pathways for local and nutritious food to reach more schools across Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana — especially in areas that don’t have equitable access to resources.
Grant applications open on Feb. 1 and are available to teams that may include farmers, food suppliers, food service directors, community-based program leaders, and more. More information about eligible applicants can be found here.
The Innovation Hub is also hosting an introductory webinar to provide interested participants with an overview of the grant opportunity and website as well as grant application support. The webinar will be held on Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. Registration is now open here.
