The review committee will be using the Project Evaluation Profile in the RFP to score each application. Awards will be made based on the scoring criteria. Projects will not be limited by crop. (The Project Evaluation Profile can be found on page 11 of the RFP.)
Yes, your organization can submit two applications for review but however we will limit funding to only one grant per organization. As stated on page 6 of the RFP: “Projects must be conducted by an organization in Minnesota and limited to one (1) grant per organization.”
Yes, your organization can submit two applications for review but however we will limit funding to only one grant per organization. As stated on page 6 of the RFP: “Projects must be conducted by an organization in Minnesota and limited to one (1) grant per organization.”
A farm in Wisconsin could work with a lead applicant as either a partner or a collaborator and be a potential source for food depending on the farm’s exact location and the location where the food will be distributed to the end consumer. A farm in Wisconsin would not be eligible to submit an application themselves. A lead applicant’s legal business entity must be located in Minnesota.
All food sourced must meet the definition of local and regional food. The full definition is on page 10 of the Request for Applications; for products sourced outside of Minnesota the total distance that the product travels between the farm where the product originates and the point of sale to the end consumer must be at most 400 miles. Up to 30% of food purchased (by monetary value) can be from outside of Minnesota provided it means this definition. At least 70% of food purchased must be sourced from within the geographic boundaries of Minnesota. All of the food purchased must be distributed to communities in Minnesota.
Because you mentioned that you currently sell/donate food to organizations in Minnesota, please also note that projects must supplement (i.e., increase or expand) existing food procurement and food distribution activities.
A farm in Wisconsin could work with a lead applicant as either a partner or a collaborator and be a potential source for food depending on the farm’s exact location and the location where the food will be distributed to the end consumer. A farm in Wisconsin would not be eligible to submit an application themselves. A lead applicant’s legal business entity must be located in Minnesota.
All food sourced must meet the definition of local and regional food. The full definition is on page 10 of the Request for Applications; for products sourced outside of Minnesota the total distance that the product travels between the farm where the product originates and the point of sale to the end consumer must be at most 400 miles. Up to 30% of food purchased (by monetary value) can be from outside of Minnesota provided it means this definition. At least 70% of food purchased must be sourced from within the geographic boundaries of Minnesota. All of the food purchased must be distributed to communities in Minnesota.
Because you mentioned that you currently sell/donate food to organizations in Minnesota, please also note that projects must supplement (i.e., increase or expand) existing food procurement and food distribution activities.
If all expenses outlined in your proposal will incur after the contract has been signed by all parties, then you can answer “no”. The question is referring to only those expenses you are requesting to fund with the grant.
If all expenses outlined in your proposal will incur after the contract has been signed by all parties, then you can answer “no”. The question is referring to only those expenses you are requesting to fund with the grant.
Grant funds are dispersed on a reimbursement basis. All grantee requests for reimbursement must correspond to the approved grant budget. To receive grant payments, grantees must provide proof that grant project work has been done by submitting details of each purchase on receipts or invoices, and proof that the vendors have been paid. Biannual progress reports are required to be submitted during the duration of the project. Grant payments shall not be made on grants with past due progress reports unless the MDA has given the grantee a written extension. (page 8-9 of RFP)
Grant funds are dispersed on a reimbursement basis. All grantee requests for reimbursement must correspond to the approved grant budget. To receive grant payments, grantees must provide proof that grant project work has been done by submitting details of each purchase on receipts or invoices, and proof that the vendors have been paid. Biannual progress reports are required to be submitted during the duration of the project. Grant payments shall not be made on grants with past due progress reports unless the MDA has given the grantee a written extension. (page 8-9 of RFP)
The goal of the grant is to develop enterprises, supply chains, and markets for continuous living cover crops and cropping systems in the early stage of commercial development. Some of this development will take time. Please focus your outcomes on the work included for this grant period, but you may include the outcomes and impacts that this project will have on the future.
