Minnesota Hunger Free Campus Grants
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The Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE) will provide funding for campuses in Minnesota to achieve and/or sustain the criteria for Hunger Free Campus Designation.
Minimum designation criteria:
- Have an established on-campus food pantry or partnership with a local food bank to provide regular, on-campus food distributions
- Provide information to students on SNAP, MFIP, and other programs that reduce food insecurity
- Hold or participate in one hunger awareness event per academic year
- Have an established emergency assistance grant that is available to students
- Establish a hunger task force that meets a minimum of three times per academic year and includes a minimum of 2 currently enrolled students
Eligible applicant organizations physically located in Minnesota:
- Tribal colleges
- Public postsecondary institutions
- Nonprofit, degree-granting, private postsecondary institutions registered with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Sustaining Designation Grant: Up to
$15,000
Pathways to Designation Grant: Up to
$25,000
Equipment Grant: Up to $25,000
A link to the application instructions is available on the program website.
Email applications and required attachments to GWI.OHE@state.mn.us.
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