This page has been updated with questions and answers about the MN Local Food Purchase Assistance Program Grant.
Applicant Eligibility
Yes, food shelves are eligible to apply. (The list of grantees from Round 1 includes some food shelves.)
1. Are food shelves eligible?
Yes, food shelves are eligible to apply. (The list of grantees from Round 1 includes some food shelves.)
Yes, though new applicants will be prioritized, as indicated in the Application Evaluation Profile on page 18 of the Request for Proposals (RFP).
2. Are grantees from Round 1 eligible to apply again for Round 2?
Yes, though new applicants will be prioritized, as indicated in the Application Evaluation Profile on page 18 of the Request for Proposals (RFP).
Yes, farmers are eligible. Among current projects, we are usually seeing a financial transaction take place between a farmer and another entity that is buying that food. In the case of a farmer applicant supplying food, there would still be the calculation of value for the food involved. There would be paperwork needed, such as an invoice, that shows the value of the food as it is normally sold. Food prices have to be the same as they would be in any other setting the farmer uses outside of LFPA.
3. Are farmers eligible to apply? How does the food purchase take place in that case?
Yes, farmers are eligible. Among current projects, we are usually seeing a financial transaction take place between a farmer and another entity that is buying that food. In the case of a farmer applicant supplying food, there would still be the calculation of value for the food involved. There would be paperwork needed, such as an invoice, that shows the value of the food as it is normally sold. Food prices have to be the same as they would be in any other setting the farmer uses outside of LFPA.
Yes. Note that projects must supplement, meaning increase or expand, on current food procurement or distribution activities. They can’t replicate work already happening. Proposals also shouldn’t be a mirror of each other. In other words, two applications can’t propose the same thing, with the only difference being swapped roles.
