Yes, you can still apply. The grant gives a preference to beginning farmers with less than $100,000 gross farm product sales in the most recent tax year, but that is not an eligibility requirement.
Yes, you can still apply. The grant gives a preference to beginning farmers with less than $100,000 gross farm product sales in the most recent tax year, but that is not an eligibility requirement.
No, there are not points or preference awarded for submitting an application ahead of others. All applications submitted between September 24 - November 21, 2024 will get full consideration by the grant committee.
Grant applications are evaluated based on the scoring breakdown provided on page 7 of the Request for Proposals PDF. Both the review committee and commissioner may also consider geographic distribution, diversity in agricultural enterprise, applicant's history as a state grantee, and capacity to perform the work in their decisions.
No, there are not points or preference awarded for submitting an application ahead of others. All applications submitted between September 24 - November 21, 2024 will get full consideration by the grant committee.
Grant applications are evaluated based on the scoring breakdown provided on page 7 of the Request for Proposals PDF. Both the review committee and commissioner may also consider geographic distribution, diversity in agricultural enterprise, applicant's history as a state grantee, and capacity to perform the work in their decisions.
The grant program uses the language “entered into farming within the last 10 years” to define eligibility on this point. Because 2024 is not complete, people who entered into farming in 2014 or after may apply for this grant.
The grant program uses the language “entered into farming within the last 10 years” to define eligibility on this point. Because 2024 is not complete, people who entered into farming in 2014 or after may apply for this grant.
After a successful applicant signs the grant contract with the MDA, they will have no more than two years from the date the contract is signed, or a deadline of June 2027 (whichever comes first), to use the funds awarded to them.
After a successful applicant signs the grant contract with the MDA, they will have no more than two years from the date the contract is signed, or a deadline of June 2027 (whichever comes first), to use the funds awarded to them.
In order to determine the gross farm product sales from 2023 using Schedule F (cash method), please follow this approach:
- Add Line 1c to Line 2, and then if Lines 3a or 3b includes per unit retains that were not included in Line 2, also add those to the gross farm product sales to get the total. If 3a and 3b are blank, just add 1c and 2 together and this will be your gross farm product sales from 2023.
In order to determine the gross farm product sales from 2023 using Schedule F (cash method), please follow this approach:
- Add Line 1c to Line 2, and then if Lines 3a or 3b includes per unit retains that were not included in Line 2, also add those to the gross farm product sales to get the total. If 3a and 3b are blank, just add 1c and 2 together and this will be your gross farm product sales from 2023.
