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October 14, 2024
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OHE Awards Over $400,000 to Address Food Insecurity on College Campuses
*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:
* A Hunger Free Campus designation for schools actively taking strides to reduce food insecurity,
* Grants to support those institutions in sustaining their efforts, and
* 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 [ [link removed] ].
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