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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 is currently navigating the difficult process of winding down SNAP-Ed-funded programming. FoodWIse programming will continue through September 30, 2025, with staff winding down between October 1st and December 1st, 2025.

We know you may have questions. To view a FAQ list, visit the following site: https://health.extension.wisc.edu/foodwise/

What we do

FoodWIse employs a combination of evidence-based educational strategies, accompanied by environmental supports, designed to facilitate voluntary adoption of healthy food choices and active lifestyles.

Empower

families with limited financial resources to choose healthful diets and become more food secure by spending dollars wisely.

Expose

children to new fruits and vegetables and why they are important.

Teach

parents how to plan and prepare healthy meals.

Support

communities in making the healthy choice, the easy choice where people live, learn, work and play.