Food Rescue Grant 2026

The Hennepin County Environment and Energy Department is soliciting applications for new and existing food recovery services that collect and redistribute surplus food to feed residents. The goal of the Food Rescue Grant program is to keep edible food out of the disposal system, conserve resources that went into producing food for human consumption, and feed people. • Eligible applicants must be experienced in collection and redistribution of surplus food, have collection and distribution sites located in Hennepin County, and be in "active/in good standing" status with the Minnesota Secretary of State. • The total dollar amount available for food recovery is estimated at $300,000, with a maximum grant amount of $100,000 for one organization and $150,000 for organizations collaborating to develop an application. • Applications must include plans to collect, redistribute, and/or process food that would have been discarded, and services are to develop new or expand current collection of edible food destined to be discarded and redistribute this food to feed people.