Child nutrition studies program

The University of Wisconsin System was awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service under the Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability program (CFDA 10.579). The grant aims to support initiatives to improve school nutrition programs nationwide, with a focus on providing funding for equipment purchases, technical assistance, training, and research related to child nutrition services. The grant period extends from April 15, 2024 to March 31, 2027.

Under the grant, the University of Wisconsin System is collaborating with two sub-grantees, the Food Insight Group, LLC and the Chef ANN Foundation, to support various project activities. These include organizing and conducting listening sessions to determine research priority areas, developing an RFP for research projects, reviewing applications, and disseminating research findings to school food operators. The sub-grantees are also responsible for tasks such as designing and implementing the RFP process, building out the application hosting and review technology, and participating in formal presentations to the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service.