An applicant’s legal business entity must be located in MN. A farm/organization located in WI would not be eligible to be a lead applicant. An entity that is located in MN could apply and source from a farm in WI, however, as long as the WI purchases are not more than 30% of the project’s total food purchases. At least 70% of a project’s food purchases (by monetary value) must be sourced from within the geographic boundaries of MN.
An applicant’s legal business entity must be located in MN. A farm/organization located in WI would not be eligible to be a lead applicant. An entity that is located in MN could apply and source from a farm in WI, however, as long as the WI purchases are not more than 30% of the project’s total food purchases. At least 70% of a project’s food purchases (by monetary value) must be sourced from within the geographic boundaries of MN.
Those requirements only apply to the LFPA program, so 70% of the food items paid for with LFPA grant funds must be from Minnesota and from socially disadvantaged farmers. They are not intended to be criteria for the normal operations of an organization.
Those requirements only apply to the LFPA program, so 70% of the food items paid for with LFPA grant funds must be from Minnesota and from socially disadvantaged farmers. They are not intended to be criteria for the normal operations of an organization.
Yes, the definition for socially disadvantaged is broad. It is the USDA definition and it isn’t specific about types of financial assistance, so we understand that any could qualify. We ask that farmers self-identify whether they are socially disadvantaged, and have a form that grantees can provide to participating farmers that asks that question. We do not need to see that form, we just need the answer to be entered on a grantee’s reporting spreadsheet. The only thing we ask for regarding that status is a yes or no, nothing more about how or why the farmer identifies as socially disadvantaged. Our required data report asks for the farmer name, whether they are socially disadvantaged, city, county, and zip code, because that is what we are required to report to the USDA.
Yes, the definition for socially disadvantaged is broad. It is the USDA definition and it isn’t specific about types of financial assistance, so we understand that any could qualify. We ask that farmers self-identify whether they are socially disadvantaged, and have a form that grantees can provide to participating farmers that asks that question. We do not need to see that form, we just need the answer to be entered on a grantee’s reporting spreadsheet. The only thing we ask for regarding that status is a yes or no, nothing more about how or why the farmer identifies as socially disadvantaged. Our required data report asks for the farmer name, whether they are socially disadvantaged, city, county, and zip code, because that is what we are required to report to the USDA.
