The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection awarded $5 million for statewide hunger relief efforts through the Food Security and Wisconsin Products Grant Program.
The Food Security and Wisconsin Products Grant Program was created in 2020 to connect local nonprofit food assistance programs, such as food pantries, with local producers to keep shelves stocked with nutritious, locally produced food.
Two Wisconsin food assistance organizations, Hunger Task Force Inc. and Feeding Wisconsin, will each receive a total of $2.5 million to purchase food to be distributed to individuals and families in communities across the state at no cost to consumers. Under the program, funding can only be used to purchase food that meets a minimum standard of Wisconsin food products, which means that at least 51 percent is produced or processed in Wisconsin.
“Through this program, food assistance organizations will have the ability to extend their reach and strengthen their ability to provide Wisconsin-grown and processed foods to those who need them most,” says DATCP Secretary Randy Romanski.
