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I work for a company based in Wisconsin but our growers, customers, and operations are located in Minnesota. Are we eligible to apply? Alternatively, would it work for me to apply as a Minnesota-based individual working on this project?

All applicants must be an organization in Minnesota, so an organization based in Wisconsin (Wisconsin LLC) would not qualify. Organizations in Minnesota must have a Minnesota address and do business in Minnesota.

An organization includes a company, government, tribe, urban American Indian Community, partnership, and any type of civil or political association of people. If you meet this definition and are a Minnesota organization you could apply.

No

As per the RFP on page 8, a business must follow the requirements for all nongovernmental organizations.

For all nongovernmental organizations (including businesses)

Any grant-funded services and/or materials that are expected to cost:

  • $100,000 or more must undergo a formal notice and bidding process.
  • Between $25,000 and $99,999 must be competitively awarded based on a minimum of three (3) verbal quotes or bids.
  • Between $10,000 and $24,999 must be competitively awarded based on a minimum of two (2) verbal quotes or bids or awarded to a targeted vendor.

For grant-funded projects that include construction work of $25,000 or more, prevailing wage rules apply per; Minn. Stat. §§177.41 through 177.44.image-20240702144005-1These rules require that the wages of laborers and workers should be comparable to wages paid for similar work in the community as a whole.

The grantee must take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that targeted vendors from businesses with active certifications through these entities are used when possible:

  • State Department of Administration's Certified Targeted Group, Economically Disadvantaged and Veteran-Owned Vendor List
  • Metropolitan Council’s Targeted Vendor list: Minnesota Unified Certification Program
  • Small Business Certification Program through Hennepin County, Ramsey County, and City of St. Paul: Central Certification Program

The grantee must maintain:

  • Written standards of conduct covering conflicts of interest and governing the actions of its employees engaged in the selection, award and administration of contracts.
  • Support documentation of the purchasing and/or bidding process utilized to contract services in their financial records, including support documentation justifying a single/sole source bid, if applicable.

The grantee must not contract with vendors who are suspended or debarred in MN: Suspended/Debarred Vendor Information

If specific contractors are named in your application, it is expected that you have followed these requirements prior to completing your application.

We are a business, are we required to get bids from multiple businesses for good and services that total over $25,000?

As per the RFP on page 8, a business must follow the requirements for all nongovernmental organizations.

For all nongovernmental organizations (including businesses)

Any grant-funded services and/or materials that are expected to cost:

  • $100,000 or more must undergo a formal notice and bidding process.
  • Between $25,000 and $99,999 must be competitively awarded based on a minimum of three (3) verbal quotes or bids.
  • Between $10,000 and $24,999 must be competitively awarded based on a minimum of two (2) verbal quotes or bids or awarded to a targeted vendor.

For grant-funded projects that include construction work of $25,000 or more, prevailing wage rules apply per; Minn. Stat. §§177.41 through 177.44.image-20240702144005-1These rules require that the wages of laborers and workers should be comparable to wages paid for similar work in the community as a whole.

The grantee must take all necessary affirmative steps to assure that targeted vendors from businesses with active certifications through these entities are used when possible:

  • State Department of Administration's Certified Targeted Group, Economically Disadvantaged and Veteran-Owned Vendor List
  • Metropolitan Council’s Targeted Vendor list: Minnesota Unified Certification Program
  • Small Business Certification Program through Hennepin County, Ramsey County, and City of St. Paul: Central Certification Program

The grantee must maintain:

  • Written standards of conduct covering conflicts of interest and governing the actions of its employees engaged in the selection, award and administration of contracts.
  • Support documentation of the purchasing and/or bidding process utilized to contract services in their financial records, including support documentation justifying a single/sole source bid, if applicable.

The grantee must not contract with vendors who are suspended or debarred in MN: Suspended/Debarred Vendor Information

If specific contractors are named in your application, it is expected that you have followed these requirements prior to completing your application.

No

All grant-funded services and/or materials must follow the required bidding process as outlined on pages 8-9 in the RFP. If you specify a contractor in your proposal, it is expected that you have followed the bidding requirements prior to submitting your application.

Can a for-profit grantee specify a specific firm (contractor) and set of services in their application?

All grant-funded services and/or materials must follow the required bidding process as outlined on pages 8-9 in the RFP. If you specify a contractor in your proposal, it is expected that you have followed the bidding requirements prior to submitting your application.

No

FY23 Grantees

First Name Last Name City County Category

Brandon

Anderson

Comfrey

Brown

Beef Cattle

Jerill

Andrews

Shafer

Chisago

Beef Cattle

Jennifer

Arveson

Trail

Pennington

Beef Cattle

Troy

Becker

Vining

Ottertail

Beef Cattle

Jeff

Beckman

Dennison

Goodhue

Dairy Cattle

Jeremy

Bergerson

Gully

Polk

Beef Cattle

Kathryn

Blanchard

Brooklyn Park

Isanti

Sheep/Goats

Micah

Bos

Luverne

Rock

Diversified Livestock

Karen

Brodeen

Cook

St Louis

Beef Cattle

Todd

Carlson

Glenwood

Pope

Beef Cattle

Jason

Chilton

Callaway

Becker

Beef Cattle

Becky

Clark

Rollingstone

Winona

Dairy Cattle

Benjamin

Clark

Murdock

Swift

Beef Cattle

Dustin

Compart

Nicollet

Nicollet

Swine

Mark

Sahr

Bricelyn

Faribault

Dairy Cattle

Don & Angie

Draper

Nerstrand

Rice

Dairy Cattle

Jason

Felling

Sauk Center

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Paul

Fiedler

Villard

Pope

Swine

Nick

Geray

Winger

Polk

Beef Cattle

Vanessa

Gillman

South Haven

Stearns

Beef Cattle

Stephanie

Goeller

Sebeka

Ottertail

Dairy Cattle

Sean

Groos

Howard Lake

Wright

Dairy Cattle

Benjamin

Hanenburg

Edgerton

Pipestone

Swine

Dale

Heidelberger

Pine City

Pine

Diversified Livestock

Sara

Hewitt

Kilkenny

Le Sueur

Sheep/Goats

Mark & Joel

Hoffmann

Morgan

Morgan

Dairy Cattle

Vicky

Herkenhoff

Freeport

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Luke

Minion

Pipestone

Pipestone

Swine

Glen

Jeurissen

Belle Plaine

Scott

Beef Cattle

Jamie

Johnson

Minnetonka

Hennepin

Diversified Livestock

Karen

Kasper

Owatonna

Steele

Dairy Cattle

Kyle

Klein

Clarissa

Todd

Dairy Cattle

Tony

Kornder

Belle Plaine

Scott

Beef Cattle

Stanley & Pamela

Kreidermacher

Rollingstone

Winona

Beef Cattle

Douglas

Kerfeld

Melrose

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Olaf

Haugen

Canton

Fillmore

Dairy Cattle

Terry

Walters

Pipestone

Pipestone

Swine

Tyler

Lueck

Chaska

Carver

Beef Cattle

Garrett

Luthens

Hutchinson

McLeod

Dairy Cattle

Tyler

Magedanz

Cold Spring

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Brandon

Marshik

Rice

Benton

Dairy Cattle

Joe

Merdan

Avon

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Thomas

Metzdorff

Waseca

Waseca

Bison

Tagen

Miller

Kellogg

Wabasha

Dairy Cattle

Andrew

Miron

Hugo

Washington

Dairy Cattle

Ofisa

Nyaikondo

Big Lake

Sherburne

Diversified Livestock

Taylor

Ovrebo

Wells

Faribault

Beef Cattle

Madeline

Patterson

Kenyon

Goodhue

Swine

Brent

Pederson

Dumont

Traverse

Swine

Josh

Pommier

Dassel

Meeker

Diversified Livestock

Jacob

Posch

Holdingford

Stearns

Poultry

Phillip

Raak

Jasper

Rock

Dairy Cattle

Amber

Rasinski

Staples

Todd

Beef Cattle

Dean

Reichmann

Glenwood

Pope

Beef Cattle

Patrick

Scapanski

Sauk Rapids

Benton

Dairy Cattle

Anthony

Scheffler

Zumbrota

Goodhue

Dairy Cattle

Jocelyn

Schlichting

Rice

Benton

Swine

Harvey

Schoon

Hillman

Morrison

Dairy

Daniel

Schouvieller

Morgan

Redwood

Poultry

Alise

Sjostrom

Brooten

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Nathan

Sommer

Winthrop

Sibley

Swine

Adam

St. Germain

Winnebago

Faribault

Beef Cattle

Alex

Stark

Gibbon

Sibley

Swine

Kurt

Stranberg

Maynard

Chippewa

Beef Cattle

Samantha

Tersteeg

Olivia

Renville

Beef Cattle

Benjamin

Thorpe

Paynesville

Kandiyohi

Beef Cattle

Kendra

Van Hill

Edgerton

Pipestone

Beef Cattle

Halden

VanWyhe

Hills

Rock

Swine

Elizabeth

Vetsch

Browerville

Todd

Dairy Cattle

Danny

Vos

Hendricks

Lincoln

Beef Cattle

Justin

Wagner

Litchfield

Meeker

Dairy Cattle

Jeremy

Walker

Villard

Pope

Dairy Cattle

Randy or Marlene

Ward

St. Charles

Winona

Dairy Cattle

Shawn

Wichmann

Balaton

Murray

Beef Cattle

Scott

Wittkop

Albany

Stearns

Beef Cattle

Eric

Zeltwanger

Morris

Stevens

Beef Cattle

Fiscal Year 2023

FY23 Grantees

First Name Last Name City County Category

Brandon

Anderson

Comfrey

Brown

Beef Cattle

Jerill

Andrews

Shafer

Chisago

Beef Cattle

Jennifer

Arveson

Trail

Pennington

Beef Cattle

Troy

Becker

Vining

Ottertail

Beef Cattle

Jeff

Beckman

Dennison

Goodhue

Dairy Cattle

Jeremy

Bergerson

Gully

Polk

Beef Cattle

Kathryn

Blanchard

Brooklyn Park

Isanti

Sheep/Goats

Micah

Bos

Luverne

Rock

Diversified Livestock

Karen

Brodeen

Cook

St Louis

Beef Cattle

Todd

Carlson

Glenwood

Pope

Beef Cattle

Jason

Chilton

Callaway

Becker

Beef Cattle

Becky

Clark

Rollingstone

Winona

Dairy Cattle

Benjamin

Clark

Murdock

Swift

Beef Cattle

Dustin

Compart

Nicollet

Nicollet

Swine

Mark

Sahr

Bricelyn

Faribault

Dairy Cattle

Don & Angie

Draper

Nerstrand

Rice

Dairy Cattle

Jason

Felling

Sauk Center

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Paul

Fiedler

Villard

Pope

Swine

Nick

Geray

Winger

Polk

Beef Cattle

Vanessa

Gillman

South Haven

Stearns

Beef Cattle

Stephanie

Goeller

Sebeka

Ottertail

Dairy Cattle

Sean

Groos

Howard Lake

Wright

Dairy Cattle

Benjamin

Hanenburg

Edgerton

Pipestone

Swine

Dale

Heidelberger

Pine City

Pine

Diversified Livestock

Sara

Hewitt

Kilkenny

Le Sueur

Sheep/Goats

Mark & Joel

Hoffmann

Morgan

Morgan

Dairy Cattle

Vicky

Herkenhoff

Freeport

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Luke

Minion

Pipestone

Pipestone

Swine

Glen

Jeurissen

Belle Plaine

Scott

Beef Cattle

Jamie

Johnson

Minnetonka

Hennepin

Diversified Livestock

Karen

Kasper

Owatonna

Steele

Dairy Cattle

Kyle

Klein

Clarissa

Todd

Dairy Cattle

Tony

Kornder

Belle Plaine

Scott

Beef Cattle

Stanley & Pamela

Kreidermacher

Rollingstone

Winona

Beef Cattle

Douglas

Kerfeld

Melrose

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Olaf

Haugen

Canton

Fillmore

Dairy Cattle

Terry

Walters

Pipestone

Pipestone

Swine

Tyler

Lueck

Chaska

Carver

Beef Cattle

Garrett

Luthens

Hutchinson

McLeod

Dairy Cattle

Tyler

Magedanz

Cold Spring

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Brandon

Marshik

Rice

Benton

Dairy Cattle

Joe

Merdan

Avon

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Thomas

Metzdorff

Waseca

Waseca

Bison

Tagen

Miller

Kellogg

Wabasha

Dairy Cattle

Andrew

Miron

Hugo

Washington

Dairy Cattle

Ofisa

Nyaikondo

Big Lake

Sherburne

Diversified Livestock

Taylor

Ovrebo

Wells

Faribault

Beef Cattle

Madeline

Patterson

Kenyon

Goodhue

Swine

Brent

Pederson

Dumont

Traverse

Swine

Josh

Pommier

Dassel

Meeker

Diversified Livestock

Jacob

Posch

Holdingford

Stearns

Poultry

Phillip

Raak

Jasper

Rock

Dairy Cattle

Amber

Rasinski

Staples

Todd

Beef Cattle

Dean

Reichmann

Glenwood

Pope

Beef Cattle

Patrick

Scapanski

Sauk Rapids

Benton

Dairy Cattle

Anthony

Scheffler

Zumbrota

Goodhue

Dairy Cattle

Jocelyn

Schlichting

Rice

Benton

Swine

Harvey

Schoon

Hillman

Morrison

Dairy

Daniel

Schouvieller

Morgan

Redwood

Poultry

Alise

Sjostrom

Brooten

Stearns

Dairy Cattle

Nathan

Sommer

Winthrop

Sibley

Swine

Adam

St. Germain

Winnebago

Faribault

Beef Cattle

Alex

Stark

Gibbon

Sibley

Swine

Kurt

Stranberg

Maynard

Chippewa

Beef Cattle

Samantha

Tersteeg

Olivia

Renville

Beef Cattle

Benjamin

Thorpe

Paynesville

Kandiyohi

Beef Cattle

Kendra

Van Hill

Edgerton

Pipestone

Beef Cattle

Halden

VanWyhe

Hills

Rock

Swine

Elizabeth

Vetsch

Browerville

Todd

Dairy Cattle

Danny

Vos

Hendricks

Lincoln

Beef Cattle

Justin

Wagner

Litchfield

Meeker

Dairy Cattle

Jeremy

Walker

Villard

Pope

Dairy Cattle

Randy or Marlene

Ward

St. Charles

Winona

Dairy Cattle

Shawn

Wichmann

Balaton

Murray

Beef Cattle

Scott

Wittkop

Albany

Stearns

Beef Cattle

Eric

Zeltwanger

Morris

Stevens

Beef Cattle

No
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