The information provided as part of the Make it Minnesota program cost-share application will be used to assess the applicant’s eligibility to receive payment under the MDA Make it Minnesota program and to fulfill applicable financial reporting requirements. Completing this application is voluntary; applicants are not legally required to provide the MDA with the information requested, but only completed applications will be considered. While much of the information applicants provide is classified by Minnesota law as public, some of the information may be classified by law as private or nonpublic at the MDA. Data classified as private or nonpublic will be accessible only to MDA employees and contractors that have a work assignment that requires access to the data, and to other entities authorized by state or federal law to receive the data. The MDA may be obligated to provide the data to law enforcement, the Minnesota Department of Administration, Minnesota Management and Budget, the Office of the State Auditor, or the Office of the Legislative Auditor. Finally, private data about you may be released to third parties through your informed consent, or pursuant to a valid court order or federal subpoena.
Internal Revenue Service Code Section 6109 requires applicants to provide their correct taxpayer identification number to payers who must file information returns with the IRS. The MDA will use the information provided on the applicant’s W-9 form in order to report payments received as part of the Make it Minnesota program to the IRS. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of the applicant’s tax return. For more information on how the information provided on a W-9 may be used, refer to the Privacy Act Notice on page 6 of the W-9 form.
The information provided as part of the Make it Minnesota program cost-share application will be used to assess the applicant’s eligibility to receive payment under the MDA Make it Minnesota program and to fulfill applicable financial reporting requirements. Completing this application is voluntary; applicants are not legally required to provide the MDA with the information requested, but only completed applications will be considered. While much of the information applicants provide is classified by Minnesota law as public, some of the information may be classified by law as private or nonpublic at the MDA. Data classified as private or nonpublic will be accessible only to MDA employees and contractors that have a work assignment that requires access to the data, and to other entities authorized by state or federal law to receive the data. The MDA may be obligated to provide the data to law enforcement, the Minnesota Department of Administration, Minnesota Management and Budget, the Office of the State Auditor, or the Office of the Legislative Auditor. Finally, private data about you may be released to third parties through your informed consent, or pursuant to a valid court order or federal subpoena.
Internal Revenue Service Code Section 6109 requires applicants to provide their correct taxpayer identification number to payers who must file information returns with the IRS. The MDA will use the information provided on the applicant’s W-9 form in order to report payments received as part of the Make it Minnesota program to the IRS. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of the applicant’s tax return. For more information on how the information provided on a W-9 may be used, refer to the Privacy Act Notice on page 6 of the W-9 form.
For the purposes of this cost-share program, a third-party e-commerce marketplace or platform is a web-based tool or marketplace used by Minnesota food and beverage CPG companies to gain exposure and make sales directly to online shoppers (individual consumers) or wholesale food buyers (retailers and foodservice operators).
Third-party e-commerce marketplace and platforms include entities such as Amazon, Amazon FBA or other fulfillment services, Alibaba, Shopify, RangeMe, GrazeCart, Wordpress, Squarespace, and Local Line.
Online sales and transactional platforms offered by copackers, distributors, retailers, and other resellers (and any other entities that buy and resell products from manufacturers) do not meet our definition of a third-party e-commerce marketplace or platform.
For the purposes of this cost-share program, a third-party e-commerce marketplace or platform is a web-based tool or marketplace used by Minnesota food and beverage CPG companies to gain exposure and make sales directly to online shoppers (individual consumers) or wholesale food buyers (retailers and foodservice operators).
Third-party e-commerce marketplace and platforms include entities such as Amazon, Amazon FBA or other fulfillment services, Alibaba, Shopify, RangeMe, GrazeCart, Wordpress, Squarespace, and Local Line.
Online sales and transactional platforms offered by copackers, distributors, retailers, and other resellers (and any other entities that buy and resell products from manufacturers) do not meet our definition of a third-party e-commerce marketplace or platform.
The definition of sales for this grant program does include donation of farm products. Since this grant is for commercial urban farms who have sold at least $1,000, you would need to meet that threshold. If you donated $1,000 or more of farm products in a calendar year, and have documentation to reflect the value of the donation then you could be eligible related to the commercial definition. You will need to be able to provide the documentation if asked for it.
The definition of sales for this grant program does include donation of farm products. Since this grant is for commercial urban farms who have sold at least $1,000, you would need to meet that threshold. If you donated $1,000 or more of farm products in a calendar year, and have documentation to reflect the value of the donation then you could be eligible related to the commercial definition. You will need to be able to provide the documentation if asked for it.
The definition of sales for this grant program does include donation of farm products. Since this grant is for commercial urban farms who have sold at least $1,000, you would need to meet that threshold. If you donated $1,000 or more of farm products in a calendar year, and have documentation to reflect the value of the donation then you could be eligible related to the commercial definition. You will need to be able to provide the documentation if asked for it.
In order to be eligible for this grant, your farm must be within the municipal boundaries of a Minnesota town with a population of 5,000 or greater, or be within the boundaries of federally recognized tribal land and serving tribal community members, regardless of population size.
You can find the municipal boundaries of your town in the Municipality Maps provided by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. If you are unsure if your farm falls within those boundaries, email Emily Toner with your municipality map and farm address at emily.toner@state.mn.us.
In order to be eligible for this grant, your farm must be within the municipal boundaries of a Minnesota town with a population of 5,000 or greater, or be within the boundaries of federally recognized tribal land and serving tribal community members, regardless of population size.
You can find the municipal boundaries of your town in the Municipality Maps provided by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. If you are unsure if your farm falls within those boundaries, email Emily Toner with your municipality map and farm address at emily.toner@state.mn.us.
