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.
Yes to both questions.
Yes to both questions.
Yes, the whole application and all uploaded documents are compiled and sent to the reviewers for evaluation and scoring.
Yes, the whole application and all uploaded documents are compiled and sent to the reviewers for evaluation and scoring.
You may submit related proposals to other state departments of agriculture, but it is important that they don’t contain any of the same project activities or costs as any application submitted to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
You may submit related proposals to other state departments of agriculture, but it is important that they don’t contain any of the same project activities or costs as any application submitted to the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
We recommend a separate line in the travel budget table for each trip. We understand that this level of detail might not be available at the time of application, but if it is not included in our state plan, USDA is likely to ask for it after the state plan has been reviewed. Further details, including specific or general locations and any equations used to estimate total miles, can be provided in the “travel justification” section. If exact locations are not yet known, a rough estimate based on region (“SE Minnesota,” for example) can be provided.
We recommend a separate line in the travel budget table for each trip. We understand that this level of detail might not be available at the time of application, but if it is not included in our state plan, USDA is likely to ask for it after the state plan has been reviewed. Further details, including specific or general locations and any equations used to estimate total miles, can be provided in the “travel justification” section. If exact locations are not yet known, a rough estimate based on region (“SE Minnesota,” for example) can be provided.
A: Yes; but the project needs to end by September 29, 2027.