| 2022 |
University of Minnesota Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships |
Saint Paul |
$41,557 |
Provide Support our Stores (SOS) technical assistance to independent grocery stores on grant funding and produce handling. An estimated 40 rural grocers will be served during the project. |
| 2020 |
The Entrepreneur Fund |
Duluth |
$50,000 |
Provided technical assistance for qualified grocery stores and small food retailers across 16 counties in Northeast and Central Minnesota. |
| 2019 |
Minneapolis Department of Health |
Minneapolis |
$53,615 |
Provided technical assistance to 56 SNAP-authorized small food retailers to expand the availability of healthy food, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, in the low-income neighborhoods of Near North and Camden in north Minneapolis and Philips in south Minneapolis. |
| 2019 |
Region Five Development Commission |
Staples |
$35,000 |
Executed a technical assistance plan of ten workshops, six Intercultural Development Inventory Assessments, and three peer-to-peer site audits to employees and board members of 11 small food retailers in Central Minnesota. |
| 2019 |
University of Minnesota Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships |
Saint Paul |
$75,000 |
Initiated their Support our Stores (SOS): Technical Assistance for Rural Grocers project to prevent store closures by providing a customized model of technical assistance to 250 rural grocery stores. |
