MN SF4459

Expands hunger-free campus grant program eligibility to include nonprofit private postsecondary institutions alongside public postsecondary institutions and Tribal colleges.

Establishes maximum grant awards of $8,000 for initial institution designations and $5,000 for sustaining designations to meet food insecurity requirements.

Requires the commissioner to prioritize applications from institutions with the highest number of federal Pell Grant eligible students and to consider institutional head count when awarding grants.

Mandates that sustaining grants require institutions to demonstrate partnership with a local food bank or organization providing regular on-campus food distributions.

Appropriates funding in fiscal year 2023 from the general fund to the Office of Higher Education for distributing initial and sustaining grants to address food insecurity on campuses.