Provision of Title III Services Policy #8: Food Delivery Support

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Authority Reference	Minnesota Statutes 256.9752, Subd. 1(a) – (c)
Operating Category	Provision of Title III Services

Policy

1. The State of Minnesota created a special revenue account under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 256.9752, Subd. 1(a) – (c).

2. MBA will annually distribute the funds in the special revenue account to AAAs according to the Intrastate Funding Formula.

3. AAAs must, in turn, distribute these funds for grants to nonprofit organizations to provide transportation of home-delivered meals, groceries, purchased food, or a

combination, to Minnesotans who are experiencing food insecurity and have difficulty obtaining or preparing meals due to limited mobility, disability, age, or resources to prepare their own meals.

4. Funds available for this purpose may only be used to pay for the cost of transporting the meals, groceries, or purchased food rather than for the food, groceries, or the cost of preparing the food.

5. Due to the statutory requirement that funds be made available to nonprofit organizations, the funds may not be used to pay for food delivery services provided by private, for-profit companies. AAAs may not seek a waiver for this purpose.

6. A nonprofit organization receiving these funds must have a demonstrated history of providing and distributing food customized for the population that they serve.

7. These grant funds will be managed according to state grants management policies and procedures.

Procedures

1. AAAs must include information about this funding stream and what it can be used to pay for in their Requests for Proposals and contracts for Nutrition services. The funds may be used to pay for the cost of transporting home-delivered meals, groceries, purchased food or any combination of these for nonprofit service providers.

2. Amounts are typically made available in July of each year and are intended to be spent by December 31 of the year in which they are made available.