Grantees
2024 Innovation Collaboration Award Grantees
“Buy Local, Cook Fresh Illinois”
Beyond Green Partners
Partners: Janie’s Mill, FarmFED Co-Op, Illinois State Board of Education, & Sangamon County
“Grains to Trays II”
Artisan Grain Collaborative
(Fiscally sponsored project of Global Philanthropy Partnership)
Partners: Tenera Grains, Tortilleria Zepeda, School District of Holmen, Mount Horeb Area School District, & Janie’s Mill
“Growing Minds: Engaging Students in Building the Future of their Food System”
Madison Consolidated Schools
Partners: Madison Youth Unlimited & Food and Growers Association
“Food Futures: Connecting Rural Production, Procurement and Processing in the UP through Education, Collaboration and Community”
Partridge Creek
Partners: Northwoods Test Kitchen, Chartwells, MSU Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center, Marquette-Alger RESA, Ishpeming Public School District No. 1, Negaunee Public Schools, Little Parsley Farm, & U.P. Food Exchange
“Rising Suns: Expanding Food Sovereignty Efforts of The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and The Menominee Indian School District”
Menominee Indian Tribe
Partners: Menominee Indian School District & Menominee Language and Culture Commission
“Good School Food: A Community-Driven, Food System Approach to Expand Healthy School Meal Options in Milwaukee”
FoodRight, Inc.
Partners: Mutch Better Foods, LLC, Milwaukee Public Schools, & Anita Garrett — School Food Advocate
“Building a Farm to School Logistics and Pricing Model for the Great Lakes Region”
Wisconsin Food Hub
Partners: School District of Mellen, Wausau School District, UW-Madison: Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, Cattail Organics LLC, & Olden Organics
“School Nutrition Culinary Innovators of Tomorrow”
REAP Food Group & Wello, Inc.
Partners: Madison Metropolitan School District, Green Bay Area Public School District, Seasonal Harvest, LLC, Rooted, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, & Madison College
“Bringing Fresh Salad Greens to Schools in Wisconsin”
Hundred Acre, LLC
Partners: Wisconsin Food Hub & TransCenter for Youth/Escuela Verde High School
2024 Spark Award Grantees
“Introducing Hmong Cultural Food to the School System”
NEW Hmong Professionals
“Growing for Schools”
Rooted WI, Inc.
“Growing Capacity and Connections for Hmong-Focused Farm to School”
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Partners: UW-Madison Division of Extension: Community Food Systems Program, UW-Madison Division of Extension: FoodWIse Program, & AmeriCorps Farm to School Service Member
“Lowering Adoption Barrier to Regionally Sourced Foods in Chicagoland Schools: Exploring Manufacturing, Food Service Operations and Acceptability of Regional Black Bean and Beef Blended Products in School Cafeterias”
The Common Market Great Lakes
Partners: McCann Meat Company & Proviso Township High Schools District 209
“Planting Farm2School in Southeastern Illinois”
Greater Wabash Food Council
Partners: Edwards County CUSD #1, Grayville CUSD #1, & Allendale CUSD #17
“Rooted School Indy Food System Hub Strategic Planning”
Rooted School Indy
Partners: Side Street Food Service & TechServ Corporation
