Food

The National Household Wasted Food Prevention Project (NHWFPP) will be coordinating a national media campaign and community grants, both will focus on changing specific habits and behaviors to prevent wasted food in households. Innovator Grants support creative, locally tailored strategies to motivate target audiences to reduce wasted food. Catalyst Grants support larger-scale projects to implement household wasted food prevention strategies across a variety of communities.

The Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Rescue Program was created by Assembly Bill 2421 and signed into law in 2018. The program created for the purpose of recovering and sustaining populations of monarch butterflies and other pollinators. The bill requires WCB to develop and adopt project selection and evaluation guidelines, in coordination with the Department of Food and Agriculture, before disbursing these grants.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation supports children, families, and communities to strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. The Foundation Grants support community-driven work that helps children, families, and communities thrive. Funding priorities include early care and education, health, good food access, career pathways for parents and caregivers, racial equity, and community engagement.