FoodWIse

close up of healthy breakfast options with a cup of fruit, an apple, an orange, a plate of sliced fruit and a glass of orange juice

Important update: The congressional budget reconciliation bill signed into law on July 4, 2025 ends federal SNAP-Ed funding effective September 30, 2025.

For more than 30 years, UW–Madison Extension has provided local nutrition education across Wisconsin through the federal SNAP-Ed grant program. Working with schools, food pantries, farmers markets, and community centers, FoodWIse has taught practical, evidence-based skills in meal planning, food safety, and food resource management, helping people stretch food dollars and make healthier choices.

Extension will continue the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) in Dane, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine, Rock, and Waukesha counties, which have been identified as EFNEP priority areas in partnership with the National Institute of Agriculture (NIFA). You can learn more about our EFNEP programming here.

young mom and pre-school boy discussing the apple and healthy food choices.

Whom We Serve

Individuals and families with limited income

Community leaders and partners in schools, coalitions, childcare centers, farmers’ markets, food pantries, and other groups focused on boosting access to healthy food options and strengthening local food systems

Ways We Help

Direct Education Classes

Community Resources for Partners and Participants on Nutrition, Food Security, Food Safety, and Physical Activity

Educator sharing food nutrition information with a young family in school setting

Watch FoodWIse educators in action

This work is supported by the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, project award no.NI24EFNEPXXXG033, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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