Expenses may not be incurred until after a grant contract has been fully executed. Once the grant contract has been fully executed the grantee will receive their approved award advance, if applicable. The remaining award balance will be reimbursed after the project is completed to the State’s satisfaction.

When would funds be awarded?

Expenses may not be incurred until after a grant contract has been fully executed. Once the grant contract has been fully executed the grantee will receive their approved award advance, if applicable. The remaining award balance will be reimbursed after the project is completed to the State’s satisfaction.

No

Applicants, both successful and unsuccessful, will be notified in writing approximately six to eight weeks following the proposal deadline.

What is the turnaround time for decision making on the grant? We're trying to coordinate planning and knowing whether we are awarded a grant would help with our budgeting.

Applicants, both successful and unsuccessful, will be notified in writing approximately six to eight weeks following the proposal deadline.

No

Letters of Support

You can include as many letters of support as you so choose. To upload more than three letters of support we recommend combining the documents into one file such as a pdf and uploading it to your application.

We have five letters of support! Is there any way we could include all of them (perhaps the extra two via email)? Or is it only possible to include three in our submission?

You can include as many letters of support as you so choose. To upload more than three letters of support we recommend combining the documents into one file such as a pdf and uploading it to your application.

No

The RFP does not prescribe any specific documentation to confirm an agreement between a property owner and an applicant. However, a letter of support from the property owner(s) would enhance the quality of the proposal.

Our project involves the utilization of a site for which we are not the property owner, however we have gotten permission to use the site from the property owner. What documentation should we include in the grant proposal to explain/verify this agreement?

The RFP does not prescribe any specific documentation to confirm an agreement between a property owner and an applicant. However, a letter of support from the property owner(s) would enhance the quality of the proposal.

No

At least one letter of support is required to submit a proposal for the AGRI Urban Agriculture grant. Applicants with multiple letters of support are more than welcome to include additional letters along with their proposal. The online application has room for three documents under the Letters of Support heading. If you have more than three letters of support we recommend combining multiple letters into one document such as a pdf before uploading.