Stakeholders in the project are not necessarily beneficiaries of the project. A beneficiary is an entity that stands to benefit from the performance of the grant project activities. Examples of SCBG project beneficiaries are the attendees of a grant funded workshop who learn how to write a food safety plan; growers who learn how to detect and control a common plant disease by attending a conference presentation; or children who learn about growing, preparing, and eating specialty crops in a school program.
Stakeholders can be growers, grower-level groups, processors, and distributors that support the project by standing to benefit from it, or that are assisting the applicant/grantee set priorities, review and comment on the project, or implement the project. For the purposes of this grant, stakeholders are not the project partners or collaborators who are listed in the application.
We prefer a two-word descriptor of each beneficiary. A more detailed explanation of benefit to underserved and beginning farmers may be needed if that is a focus of your project and you do not provide support for this statement in other parts of your application.
We prefer a two-word descriptor of each beneficiary. A more detailed explanation of benefit to underserved and beginning farmers may be needed if that is a focus of your project and you do not provide support for this statement in other parts of your application.
Yes, descriptions of all stakeholders (specialty crop growers, grower associations, processors, and/or distributors) that support your project should be included in your proposal. The USDA requires descriptions of stakeholder support for each project and the MDA needs to ensure that specialty crop stakeholders support the project. Letters of support are not included in the State Plan that the MDA submits to the USDA.
Yes, descriptions of all stakeholders (specialty crop growers, grower associations, processors, and/or distributors) that support your project should be included in your proposal. The USDA requires descriptions of stakeholder support for each project and the MDA needs to ensure that specialty crop stakeholders support the project. Letters of support are not included in the State Plan that the MDA submits to the USDA.
This year the work plan is built into the budget narratives for the Personnel and the Contractors/consultants budget categories. In part B of Personnel: “For each individual listed in Part A, describe the activities to be completed by name/title, including approximately when the activities will occur.” For the second bullet under Contractual Justification & Work Plan: “For each of your real or anticipated contractors listed above, provide a description of the project activities each will accomplish to meet the objectives and outcomes of the project. Include timelines for each activity.”
This year the work plan is built into the budget narratives for the Personnel and the Contractors/consultants budget categories. In part B of Personnel: “For each individual listed in Part A, describe the activities to be completed by name/title, including approximately when the activities will occur.” For the second bullet under Contractual Justification & Work Plan: “For each of your real or anticipated contractors listed above, provide a description of the project activities each will accomplish to meet the objectives and outcomes of the project. Include timelines for each activity.”
Only one outcome is required, but any and all applicable outcomes can be included in your proposal. If an outcome is used, at least one indicator/sub-indicator listed within that outcome must also be used, as well as the method of data collection described for each indicator/sub-indicator. Outcomes and indicators need to be reported in each annual report and the final performance report. Choosing more outcomes and indicators will not impact whether or not your project receives funding, so focus on choosing only those outcomes and indicators that are achievable and for which data can be collected and reported.
Only one outcome is required, but any and all applicable outcomes can be included in your proposal. If an outcome is used, at least one indicator/sub-indicator listed within that outcome must also be used, as well as the method of data collection described for each indicator/sub-indicator. Outcomes and indicators need to be reported in each annual report and the final performance report. Choosing more outcomes and indicators will not impact whether or not your project receives funding, so focus on choosing only those outcomes and indicators that are achievable and for which data can be collected and reported.
The Project-Specific indicator listed within a project is submitted with Minnesota’s State Plan when we submit our application to the USDA. The approval would come when the USDA reviews and accepts our State Plan.
The USDA has stressed the importance of ensuring that proposal outcomes fit within the established outcomes listed in the RFP.