UW FoodWIse program to end in Sawyer County after federal SNAP‑Ed cut

Aug 13, 2025

FoodWIse staff told the committee federal SNAP‑Ed funding was eliminated; programming in Sawyer County will stop at the end of the federal fiscal year on Sept. 30, and local partners are discussing partial alternatives.

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Bridget Rongner, FoodWIse administrator for Northwest Wisconsin, told the Sawyer County committee that federal SNAP‑Ed funding for the FoodWIse nutrition-education program has been cut and the program’s funding for Sawyer County will end on Sept. 30.

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