Partners in Equity Food Project Grants

We are currently accepting applications for the 2025 PIE Food Project grants! The deadline is February 24, 2025. If you have a project that meets the requirements, please go to the Dane County Office of Equity & Inclusion website to fill out the application.

Individuals and organizations with smaller projects are especially encouraged to apply. There are two different application categories: one for funding requests up to $4,000, and the other for requests up to $2,000. In 2025, $40,000 is available for PIE Food Project Grants.

Priority will be given to projects that have the greatest impact on our most vulnerable populations, who are underrepresented and/or underserved within our food system. There is also a priority for applicants who’ve not previously received PIE Food Project Grant funding and projects serving Dane County communities outside of the City of Madison.

Proposals should address one or more of the following Dane County Food Council (DCFC) goals:

• Increase access to healthy, local, culturally-relevant food
• Strengthen regional agriculture and ease access to land for growing food
• Decrease food waste and loss via recovery and redistribution of good quality rescued foods
• Enhance community voice in local food system development

If your project only serves communities within the City of Madison, we encourage you to apply instead for a City of Madison SEED Grant opportunity! This program has $50,000 in funding. Any proposal that improves the local food system and makes food more accessible for City of Madison residents will be considered.