Food & Nutrition Grants in Minnesota

Top food & nutrition grants in Minnesota right now

• NSF-NFRF: Reimagining Food Systems for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

  Up to $627KDeadline: May 31, 2027open

  Inspired by Indigenous-led approaches to food systems, this project will explore the degree to which Indigenous-led concepts and approaches resonate a...

• F. R. Bigelow Foundation Community Solutions Grant Program

  F. R. Bigelow FoundationUp to $250Kopen

  F. R. Bigelow Foundation Community Solutions Grant Program is sponsored by F. R. Bigelow Foundation. The F. R. Bigelow Foundation Community Solutions ...

  community_developmenteconomic_developmentyouth_developmentpublic_healthfood_security

• Central Minnesota "Difference Maker" Grants

  Central Minnesota Community FoundationUp to $30Kopen

  Central Minnesota "Difference Maker" Grants is sponsored by Central Minnesota Community Foundation. These grants support eligible nonprofits, schools,...

  community_developmentyouth_developmentk12_educationfood_securitypublic_health

• Micro Grants Program

  The Market Entry Fund (in partnership with Renewing the Countryside)Up to $20Kopen

  Micro Grants Program is sponsored by The Market Entry Fund (in partnership with Renewing the Countryside). This program supports early-stage Minnesota...

  small_businesseconomic_developmentfood_securitymicro grantsfood entrepreneurs

• Micro Grants Program - The Market Entry Fund (Minnesota)

  The Market Entry Fund, in partnership with Renewing the Countryside (RTC)Up to $20Kopen

  Micro Grants Program - The Market Entry Fund (Minnesota) is sponsored by The Market Entry Fund, in partnership with Renewing the Countryside (RTC). Th...

  economic_developmentsmall_businessfood_securitycommunity_developmentworkforce_development

• Mardag Foundation Community Emergency Grant Program

  Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationUp to $20Kopen

  Mardag Foundation Community Emergency Grant Program is sponsored by Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. The Mardag Foundation Community Emergency Grant...

  community_developmentfood_securityaffordable_housingemergency_managementemergency grant

• Beginning Farmer Equipment and Infrastructure Grant

  Minnesota Department of AgricultureUp to $10Kopen

  Beginning Farmer Equipment and Infrastructure Grant is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Assists new farmers in Minnesota with the cos...

  agriculturesmall_businessrural_developmentfood_securitybeginning farmers

• Farm to School First Bite Grant

  Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)open

  Farm to School First Bite Grant is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). This grant is for school districts and Early Childhood Educ...

  food_securityk12_educationearly_childhoodcommunity_developmentagriculture

• Micro Grants Program (for MN Food and Beverage Businesses)

  The Market Entry Fund (Minnesota)open

  Micro Grants Program (for MN Food and Beverage Businesses) is sponsored by The Market Entry Fund (Minnesota). This program supports early-stage Minnes...

  small_businesseconomic_developmentfood_securityfood and beveragepackaged products

• Full Tray Farm to School and Early Care Grant Program

  Minnesota Department of Agricultureopen

  Full Tray Farm to School and Early Care Grant Program is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Agriculture. This program supports Minnesota school dist...

  k12_educationearly_childhoodfood_securitycommunity_developmentnutrition

• 30 Days Foundation Grants

  30 Days Foundationopen

  30 Days Foundation Grants is sponsored by 30 Days Foundation. The 30 Days Foundation provides a one-time financial grant paid directly to service prov...

  community_developmenteconomic_developmentaffordable_housingfood_securityfinancial assistance

• Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation – Community Sharing Fund

  Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundationopen

  Saint Paul and Minnesota Foundation Community Sharing Fund is a grant program that provides emergency financial assistance to individuals and families...

  community_developmenteconomic_developmentfood_securityaffordable_housingcommunity sharing

• AGRI Urban Agriculture Grant Program

  Minnesota Department of Agricultureopen

  AGRI Urban Agriculture Grant Program is a grant from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture that funds urban agriculture projects across Minnesota. T...

  community_developmentfood_securityurban_planningagricultureurban agriculture

• Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund

  Otto Bremer Trustopen

  Otto Bremer Trust Community Responsive Fund is sponsored by Otto Bremer Trust. Provides financial support to nonprofits in Central Minnesota focusing ...

  community_developmentpublic_healthsocial_sciencecommunity needsnorth dakota

• Community Responsive Fund Grant (via Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation)

  Otto Bremer Trustopen

  The Community Responsive Fund Grant, offered through a partnership between the Otto Bremer Trust and the Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMI...

  community_developmentrural_developmenteconomic_developmentfood_securityyouth_development

• Farm to School Full Tray Grant

  Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)open

  Farm to School Full Tray Grant is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). This grant is for school districts and Early Childhood Educa...

  food_securityk12_educationearly_childhoodagriculturecommunity_development

• Food Waste Prevention + Recovery Grants

  BizRecycling Minnesotaopen

  Food Waste Prevention + Recovery Grants is sponsored by BizRecycling Minnesota. A program in Minnesota offering grants to food businesses, food shelve...

  waste_managementfood_securitycommunity_developmentenvironmental_educationagriculture

• Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)

  State of Minnesotaopen

  Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) is sponsored by State of Minnesota. Intent to Apply Deadline: NA Application Deadline: Monday, May 4, 2026,...

  food_securitypublic_healthnutritioncommunity_developmentcommodity supplemental food program

• Vibrant & Equitable Communities

  McKnight Foundationopen

  Vibrant & Equitable Communities is sponsored by McKnight Foundation. This program fosters shared power, prosperity, and participation to create a more...

  community_developmentaffordable_housingeconomic_developmentcivil_rightsfood_security

• AGRI Farm to School and Early Care: Equipment Grant

  Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)open

  AGRI Farm to School and Early Care: Equipment Grant is sponsored by Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). Provides funding for school districts a...

  k12_educationearly_childhoodfood_securityagriculturecommunity_development

What counts as a food & nutrition grant in Minnesota

We surface opportunities matching food & nutrition-related keywords whose geography includes Minnesota (statewide, regional, or county-level grants serving Minnesota-based organizations). The keyword set:

Internal program language often differs from how funders tag their grants. AI mission-fit search (available after signup) catches the conceptual matches that exact-keyword filtering misses — useful in Minnesota where program names vary by region.

Where Minnesota food & nutrition grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Minnesota-based organizations and thematically aligned with food & nutrition.
• Minnesota state portal — state-administered food & nutrition programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Minnesota for food & nutrition work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund food & nutrition work in Minnesota.