These projects were funded during the first round of grants for the Minnesota Local Food Purchase Assistance Program.
| Grant Recipient | Project Name | City | Award (Apprx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Neighborhood Association | Audubon's Northeast Market Garden & Food Hub | Minneapolis | $52,666 |
| Church of the Incarnation | Farm to Food Shelf: Keeping Food in Community | Minneapolis | $140,000 |
| City of Richfield | Farm to Pantry: A South Metro Food Distribution Collaboration | Richfield | $52,374 |
| Community Action Center | The Rice County Area Farm to Food Shelf Initiative | Northfield | $139,857 |
| Community Action Duluth | Innovation In Local Food Supply Chain | Duluth | $139,277 |
| Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio Inc | Canasta Familiar Food Access Program | Saint Paul | $140,000 |
| Grand Rapids' Farmers Market | Expanding Local Food Access in Central Minnesota | Grand Rapids | $81,407 |
| HAVEN, Int'l | Fresh Produce Festival | Saint Paul | $99,810 |
| Hennepin County | Hennepin Farm to Community | Minneapolis | $77,374 |
| Hmong American Farmers Association | Feeding food-insecure immigrant refugee and BIPOC families with produce purchased from Hmong farmers | West Saint Paul | $140,000 |
| Isuroon | Isuroon and Naima's Farm Fresh Produce Collaborative | Minneapolis | $114,380 |
| Kaleidoscope-Kawm Thiab Siv, LLC | COG: Cultivating Our Ground, A Food Assistance Program to Support Hmong Farmers and Elders | Oakdale | $21,195 |
| Keystone Community Services | Keystone Local Food Project | Saint Paul | $140,000 |
| North Country Food Alliance | Supporting Emerging and BIPOC Farmers and Expanding Access to Culturally-Relevant Foods | Minneapolis | $138,300 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Northside Veggies for Good (V4G) | Minneapolis | $86,629 |
| Prairie Rose Agriculture Institute for Research, Innovation and Education (PRAIRIE | Alternative Supply Chains for Moorhead’s Local Foods Economy | Moorhead | $140,000 |
| PRISM | PRISM's locally sourced food collaboration project | Golden Valley | $20,000 |
| Real Food Inc. dba Becker Market | Expansion and Distribution of Local Food to Underserved Rural Communities | Willmar | $139,586 |
| Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians | Maada’ookii ("To Share With Others") | Red Lake | $120,000 |
| Red Wing Area Farmers Market Association, Inc. | Red Wing Veggie Rx, Building Healthy Communities | Red Wing | $96,773 |
| Red Wing Area Food Shelf | Poultry for Red Wing and Pine Island Food Shelves | Red Wing | $140,000 |
| Region Nine Development Commission | Increasing Local Foods in Existing Southern Minnesota Hunger Assistance Networks | Mankato | $91,718 |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center | Riverwood Connects: Connecting with Communities in Aitkin County | Aitkin | $54,754 |
| Southeast Minnesota Food Rescue and Redistribution | RECLAIM | Rochester | $100,000 |
| Sprout MN | Expanding Local Food Access in Central Minnesota | Little Falls | $100,000 |
| TC Food Justice | Minnesota Food Equity Partnership | Minneapolis | $139,251 |
| The Good Acre | Centering Socially Disadvantaged Growers in Hunger Relief in MN | Falcon Heights | $137,375 |
| The Humanity Alliance | Raising Local Food to Raise Local Communities | Victoria | $138,619 |
| The Open Door | The Open Door Farm to Food Pantry Project | Eagan | $140,000 |
| The Sanneh Foundation | Providing Nutritious Food from Emerging Farmers to Historically Marginalized Communities | Saint Paul | $140,000 |
| The Village Agricultural Cooperative | It Takes a Village | Rochester | $100,000 |
| Virginia Farmers Market Hub | Senior Citizens Served by Virginia Farmers Market Hub | Virginia | $32,335 |
| White Earth Nation | White Earth Nation LFPA | White Earth Nation | $140,000 |
CONTACT US
MN Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
651-201-6290
LFPAgrant.MDA@state.mn.us
