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OHE Awards Over $400,000 to Address Food Insecurity on College Campuses

10/14/2024


 

Saint Paul, MN – In an effort to address food insecurity at Minnesota colleges, the Office of Higher Education (OHE) has awarded 24 campuses with Hunger Free Campus grants, totaling over $400,000. Grants were awarded to both public and private schools across the state.

“For too many students, food insecurity is a daily concern,” OHE Commissioner Dennis Olson said. “This initiative is providing those students with the nutrition they need to focus on their studies and finish their program. I look forward to a day when every campus in the state is hunger free.”

Established in 2021, the Hunger Free Campus initiative has three components:

  1. A Hunger Free Campus designation for schools actively taking strides to reduce food insecurity,
  2. Grants to support those institutions in sustaining their efforts, and
  3. Grants to support institutions working toward achieving the Hunger Free Campus designation.

For this round of funding, colleges were able to apply for three different grants:

  • Sustaining Designation Grant: These grants support colleges and universities who have already received a Hunger Free Campus designation and are requesting funds to sustain and continue their work.
  • Pathways to Designation Grant: These grants support colleges and universities who have not received a Hunger Free Campus designation and will be seeking designation within the next year.
  • Equipment Grant: These grants support colleges and universities in purchasing the equipment necessary to operate an on-campus food pantry. Institutions may apply for this grant alone or in addition to a Sustaining or Pathways grant.

Colleges that received 2024 Hunger Free Campus grants are:

  • Alexandria Technical & Community College

    • Sustaining Designation Grant: $11,000
  • Augsburg University
    • Pathways to Designation Grant: $14,684
  • Bemidji State University
    • Sustaining Designation Grant: $10,050
  • Central Lakes College
    • Sustaining Designation Grant: $15,000
    • Equipment Grant: $10,000
  • College of St. Scholastica
    • Pathways to Designation Grant: $10,659
  • Concordia College, Moorhead
    • Pathways to Designation Grant: $14,750
  • Concordia University, Saint Paul
    • Pathways to Designation Grant: $14,730
  • Inver Hills Community College
    • Sustaining Designation Grant: $15,000
    • Equipment Grant: $7,684
  • Macalester College
    • Pathways to Designation Grant: $14,684
  • Metropolitan State University
    • Sustaining Designation Grant: $15,000
  • Minnesota State College Southeast
    • Sustaining Designation Grant: $15,000
  • Minnesota State University, Mankato
    • Pathways to Designation Grant: $25,000
  • North Hennepin Community College
    • Sustaining Designation Grant: $15,000
  • Northwestern Health Sciences University
    • Pathways to Designation Grant: $4,425
  • Pine Technical & Community College
    • Sustaining Designation Grant: $8,000
  • Riverland Community College
    • Sustaining Designation Grant: $14,998
  • Rochester Community and Technical College
    • Sustaining Designation Grant: $15,000
    • Equipment Grant: $11,323
  • St. Cloud State University
    • Pathways to Designation Grant: $25,000
    • Equipment Grant: $25,000
  • Saint Paul College
    • Sustaining Designation Grant: $15,000
  • Saint Olaf College
    • Pathways to Designation Grant: $11,800
    • Equipment Grant: $2,714
  • Southwest Minnesota State University
    • Pathways to Designation Grant: $25,000
    • Equipment Grant: $16,892
  • University of Minnesota Duluth
    • Equipment Grant: $14,103
  • University of Minnesota Twin Cities
    • Equipment Grant: $24,755
  • Winona State University
    • Pathways to Designation Grant: $25,000

The total amount awarded for all three Hunger Free Campus Grants is $447,251.

  • Pathways to Designation Grants awarded: $185,732
  • Sustaining Designation Grants awarded: $149,048
  • Equipment Grants awarded: $112,471

Learn more about the Hunger Free Campus Grants on our website.


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