1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to human services; establishing a mobile food shelf grant program; 
1.3 	appropriating money.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. MOBILE FOOD SHELF GRANTS.
 1.6 		Subdivision 1.Grant amount. Hunger Solutions shall award grants on a priority basis 
1.7 	under subdivision 3. A grant to sustain an existing mobile program shall not exceed $25,000. 
1.8 	A grant to create a new mobile program shall not exceed $75,000.
1.9 		Subd. 2.Application contents. An applicant for a grant under this section must provide 
1.10 	the following information to Hunger Solutions:
1.11 	(1) the location of the project;
1.12 	(2) a description of the mobile program, including the program's size and scope;
1.13 	(3) evidence regarding the unserved or underserved nature of the community in which 
1.14 	the project is to be located;
1.15 	(4) evidence of community support for the project;
1.16 	(5) the total cost of the project;
1.17 	(6) the amount of the grant request and how funds will be used;
1.18 	(7) sources of funding or in-kind contributions for the project that may supplement any 
1.19 	grant award;
1.20 	(8) the applicant's commitment to maintain the mobile program; and
2.1 	(9) any additional information requested by Hunger Solutions.
2.2 		Subd. 3.Awarding grants.  In evaluating applications and awarding grants, Hunger 
2.3 	Solutions must give priority to an applicant who:
2.4 	(1) serves unserved or underserved areas;
2.5 	(2) creates a new mobile program or expands an existing mobile program;
2.6 	(3) serves areas where a high level of need is identified;
2.7 	(4) provides evidence of strong support for the project from residents and other institutions 
2.8 	in the community;
2.9 	(5) leverages funding for the project from other private and public sources; and
2.10 	(6) commits to maintaining the program on a multiyear basis.

2.11 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 2.12 	$2,000,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner 
2.13 	of human services for grants under section 1. $1,000,000 is appropriated for sustaining 
2.14 	existing mobile programs and $1,000,000 is appropriated for creating new mobile programs. 
2.15 	The unencumbered balance in the first year does not cancel but is available for the second 
2.16 	year.