The CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) Food Access Initiative provides support to eligible students experiencing food insecurity. Students are eligible to request micro-grants every 30 days as long as they are enrolled in the current semester and provide proof of purchase of groceries from a previous grant. Initial grants will be distributed as an e-grocery card. Students will be required to submit a new registration form for each new food assistance micro-grant request.
Eligibility requirements
Interested applicants are required to complete a brief registration form in addition to the following requirements:
- Applicant must be enrolled in the current semester
- Your e-bill must reflect that you are being charged the student activity fee; please note you are not eligible to apply if you have a student activity fee waiver on your account
- Applicant must reside within the United States
- Applicant understands that the $50.00 e-grocery card must be used exclusively for food purchases
- Applicant agrees to keep the receipts of food purchases for any future food assistance request
To be eligible for the e-grocery card, applicants must agree to:
- Have their preferred email address shared with our vendor in order to activate their user profile and e-grocery card
- Share their credit or debit card information with the vendor in order to create their user profile and e-grocery card upon receipt; their credit or debit card will only be charged if spending on the e-grocery card exceeds $50.00
As a reminder, the Food Access Grant cannot be used for any non-food related items.
Maximum Award: $50.00 every 30 days, provided the student remains eligible.
Recipients will be notified of their award at their CUNY SPS email address within 2 to 3 business days. As the grant relies on a limited pool of funds, the School cannot always guarantee any availability of funds.