Millersville University has received a $40,000 grant to combat student hunger from the Department of Education's Pennsylvania Hunger-Free Campus Initiative. Grants are awarded to help schools address food insecurity on campus and expand access to food options, create awareness initiatives, and upgrade facilities. Millersville has received a grant from the initiative every year since its creation in 2022.

Grant recipients like Millersville are members of the Hunger-Free Campus Initiative, a coalition of Pennsylvania institutions of higher education focused on addressing hunger and other basic needs for their students. These institutions may apply for designation that earns them recognition from the Pennsylvania Department of Education and a spot on the Pennsylvania Hunger-Free Campus website.

Millersville has earned the Pennsylvania Hunger-Free Campus+ designation, which has helped concentrate the work being done on campus into a cohesive team effort focused on identifying and meeting the basic needs of students. The designation has also allowed the university to collaborate with community partners and bridge gaps during academic breaks with programming to address basic needs for food and a sense of belonging.