Hunger Free Campus
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Hunger Free Campus supports Minnesota private nonprofit colleges and tribal colleges in funding food access, benefits outreach, and emergency student assistance to address student food insecurity.
This grant was recently updated
The Hunger Free Campus request for proposals is anticipated to be released in spring 2027.
Funder: Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (Technical questions) | November 2026 (Proposals)
Funding Amounts: Up to $50,000 per biennium ($25,000 per year), with a 50% cash or in-kind match
Summary: Supports Minnesota private nonprofit postsecondary institutions and tribal colleges in addressing student food insecurity.
Key Information: Projects must support all six Hunger Free Campus requirements, including emergency student grants and a student-inclusive hunger task force.
Description
The Hunger Free Campus grant program, administered by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (OHE), addresses food insecurity at Minnesota private nonprofit postsecondary institutions and tribal colleges. It funds activities that support, fulfill, or sustain campus food access, public-benefits information, hunger awareness, emergency assistance, and student participation in campus responses to hunger.
The program serves students facing food insecurity and related barriers to success in college, including Pell Grant-eligible students. Its priorities include equitable access to services, student involvement, collaboration across campus departments and community organizations, and outreach that reduces stigma. Institutions with the highest numbers of enrolled federal Pell Grant-eligible students receive preference. This is a new grant program with a similar purpose to the previous program; the former Pathways and Sustaining designations no longer apply.
