The minimum grant award is $2,500 and the maximum grant award is $50,000.

What would be the typical award size for distributing the funds?

The minimum grant award is $2,500 and the maximum grant award is $50,000.

No

There are funds allocated for two rounds of the AGRI Urban Agriculture grant program during this biennium.

Do you expect to have another grant cycle later this year? Or next spring?

There are funds allocated for two rounds of the AGRI Urban Agriculture grant program during this biennium.

No

Similar to all of the AGRI grant programs, we expect this round of proposals to be very competitive due to community interest and the amount of funding available.

Do you have a sense of how competitive this opportunity is this year?

Similar to all of the AGRI grant programs, we expect this round of proposals to be very competitive due to community interest and the amount of funding available.

No

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture does not have a specific definition of “urban agriculture community development.” The language of “urban youth agricultural education and urban agriculture community development” was provided in the statute that legislated this grant program. It is up to the applicant to determine if they feel their project meets that criteria.

How does the MDA view or define “urban agriculture community development”?

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture does not have a specific definition of “urban agriculture community development.” The language of “urban youth agricultural education and urban agriculture community development” was provided in the statute that legislated this grant program. It is up to the applicant to determine if they feel their project meets that criteria.

No

It is up to the applicant to determine what they define as a Community Partner.