Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub

The Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub is a new, USDA-funded grant-making initiative to reimagine school meals. We offer funding, training and other assistance for people working to improve school meals in Michigan and across our region — especially in areas that don’t have equitable access to resources.

Grants are available from $10,000 to $100,000 per year. Applications open in February 2024!

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About the Hub

The Center for Regional Food Systems is the Michigan state lead for the Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub. The Innovation Hub supports people working to improve meals in schools across Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana — especially in areas that don’t have equitable access to resources. The USDA-funded grant-making initiative offers funding, training and other assistance to partnerships that include farmers, food producers, suppliers, distributors, schools and organizations.

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El Centro de Innovación del Sistema Alimentario Escolar del Lago Michigan

El Centro de Innovación del Sistema Alimentario Escolar del Lago Michigan es una iniciativa de concesión de subvenciones financiada por el USDA que reinventa las comidas de los estudiantes.

Updates

Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub Launches in Michigan to Fuel Change for Our Region’s School Food System

Published on January 10, 2024
Application opens on February 1; interested grant applicants can now register for launch event
The Lake Michigan School Food Systems Innovation Hub is Coming Soon

Published on November 27, 2023
The Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub is a USDA-funded grant-making initiative that reimagines students’ meals.
School Food System Innovation Hub to Bring Innovative Supply Chain Solutions to the Lake Michigan Region

Published on March 29, 2023
MSU CRFS will serve as the state lead for the Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub which will improve access to nutritious, locally grown food in the Great lakes region, along with partners in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Northern Indiana.

The Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub is funded through the U. S. Department of Agriculture and convened by the Illinois Public Health Institute.