These projects were funded through the Minnesota Local Food Purchase Assistance Program.
| Grant Recipient | Project Name | City | Award (Apprx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Maa'uun | Al-Maa'uun Local Food Distribution Program | Minneapolis | $124,966 |
| Audubon Neighborhood Association | Audubon's Northeast Market Garden & Food Hub | Minneapolis | $52,666 |
| Bountiful Basket Food Shelf | Improving Food Security in Scott and Carver Counties | Chaska | $125,000 |
| BrightSide Produce | BrightSide Produce’s Fresh Food Distribution for Produce Rx and Pay What You Can Clients | Saint Paul | $44,439 |
| CAPI USA | Immigrant Farm-to-Shelf Program 2024 | Brooklyn Center | $60,000 |
| Channel One Regional Food Bank | Channel One Local Sourcing Equity Initiative | Rochester | $125,000 |
| Christian Cupboard Emergency Food Shelf DBA Open Cupboard | Engaging local farmers and increasing food access in the East Metro | Oakdale | $99,613 |
| 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 | $177,374 |
| Community Action Center Northfield | 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 | $265,000 |
| Fairview Health Services | Fairview's Farmacy Food Box Program | Shoreview | $125,000 |
| Friends of the Finland Community | Fresh Local Food Delivery to Deserving Populations in Lake County, MN | Finland | $84,684 |
| Frogtown Gardens, Inc. DBA Frogtown Farm | Neighborhood Regeneration Through Urban Agriculture: Growing and Donating Food at Frogtown Farm | Saint Paul | $116,772 |
| Grand Rapids Farmers Market | Expanding Local Food Access in Central Minnesota | Jacobson | $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 | Saint Paul | $140,000 |
| Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul | Stocking American Indian Food Shelf with locally grown healthy food. | Saint Paul | $125,000 |
| Isuroon | Isuroon and Naima's Farm Fresh Produce Collaborative | Minneapolis | $114,380 |
| Joyce Uptown Foodshelf | Joyce Uptown Foodshelf’s Culturally Relevant Food Initiative | Minneapolis | $79,260 |
| 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 | $264,998 |
| Lakes Area Food Shelf, Inc. | Farms2FoodShelf | Pequot Lakes | $48,392 |
| Mill City Farmers Market Charitable Fund | Greens for Good LFPA | Minneapolis | $56,223 |
| North Country Food Alliance | Supporting Emerging and BIPOC Farmers and Expanding Access to Culturally-Relevant Foods | Minneapolis | $138,300 |
| North Side Grocery & Deli | Tree-Range Farms | Blaine | $125,000 |
| Open Arms of Minnesota | Medically Tailored Meals to include Locally Grown, Nutrient Dense Chicken | Minneapolis | $125,000 |
| Pillsbury United Communities | Northside Veggies for Good (V4G) | Minneapolis | $178,314 |
| Prairie Rose Agriculture Institute for Research, Innovation and Education (PRAIRIE) | Alternative Supply Chains for Moorhead’s Local Foods Economy | Moorhead | $140,000 |
| Prevail News DBA Prevail Mix | Zion Food Justice Complement | Saint Paul | $122,682 |
| PRISM | PRISM's locally sourced food collaboration project | Golden Valley | $50,000 |
| RCCG, Restoration Chapel | Fresh Produce For All: Healthy Living for All | St. Paul | $125,000 |
| 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 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota | UMN Landscape Arboretum (UMLA) VeggieRx Program | Minneapolis | $125,000 |
| Region Nine Development Commission | Increasing Local Foods in Existing Southern Minnesota Hunger Assistance Networks | Mankato | $91,718 |
| Renewing the Countryside | Fresh Food, Nutrition, and Farmer Connections for Frogtown | Hammond | $48,037 |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center | Riverwood Connects: Connecting with Communities in Aitkin County | Aitkin | $54,754 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Expanding access to local produce and protein in Central MN | Brooklyn Park | $125,000 |
| Southeast Minnesota Food Rescue and Redistribution | RECLAIM | Rochester | $100,000 |
| Sprout MN | Expanding Local Food Access in Central Minnesota | Little Falls | $200,000 |
| TC Feeds Foundation | Collaboration to deliver local organic farm's harvest directly to clients in need | Minnetonka | $124,983 |
| TC Food Justice | Minnesota Food Equity Partnership | Minneapolis | $264,251 |
| The Good Acre | Centering Socially Disadvantaged Growers in Hunger Relief in MN | Falcon Heights | $137,375 |
| The Humanity Alliance | - | 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 | Tower | $32,335 |
| Wabasha Area Food Share Inc | Bringing Local Sustainable Meat to the Wabasha Food Share | Wabasha | $120,950 |
| White Earth Band of Chippewa | White Earth Nation LFPA | White Earth | $140,000 |
CONTACT US
MN Local Food Purchase Assistance Program
651-201-6290
LFPAgrant.MDA@state.mn.us
