Hunger Free Campus Equipment Grant
Helping Minnesota colleges and universities address food insecurity by purchasing the equipment necessary to operate on-campus food pantries.
The Hunger Free Campus Equipment grant program was established in 2023 as a one-time grant to help Minnesota colleges and universities purchase the equipment necessary to operate an on-campus food pantry (2023 Minnesota Session Laws, Chapter 41, Section 2, Subdivision 35). The program appropriates up to $500,000 to institutions for equipment necessary to operate an on-campus food pantry.
An eligible applicant must be located in Minnesota and be one of the following:
- Public postsecondary institution
- Nonprofit, degree-granting, private postsecondary institutions physically located in Minnesota and registered with the Office of Higher Education
- Tribal College
Grantees may be reimbursed for the purchase of equipment necessary to operate an on-campus food pantry including, but not limited to, the following:
- Refrigerators
- Freezers
- Shelving
- Signage
- Carts and baskets
The maximum allowable request per postsecondary institution is $25,000.
- Dual Training Grant
- Emergency Assistance for Postsecondary Students (EAPS) Grant
- Early Childhood Family Education Teacher Shortage Grants
- Hunger Free Campus Grants
- Hunger Free Campus Equipment Grants
- Inclusive Higher Education Grant
- Intervention for College Attendance Grant
- Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Grant
- Student Parent Support Initiative Grant
- Use of Force Training Grant
- Previous Competitive Grant Programs
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- Central Lakes College
- Inver Hills Community College
- Rochester Community and Technical College
- Southwest Minnesota State University
- St. Cloud State University
- St Olaf College
- University of Minnesota Duluth
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities