In the Project Beneficiaries section of the application, it is allowable to include other socio-economic or demographic statistics, indicators, or characteristics that are relevant to your project or the people or communities that will benefit from your project.
There is no eligibility requirement related to financial projections for profit generated by your project. The Project Evaluation Profile in the RFP outlines how your application, including your business plan or equivalent document, will be scored.
There is no eligibility requirement related to financial projections for profit generated by your project. The Project Evaluation Profile in the RFP outlines how your application, including your business plan or equivalent document, will be scored.
No, please do not include the documents such as tax returns or Form 990 that are required for the pre-award risk assessment with your application. If you are a selected as a finalist and your application is moved forward to the USDA round of the review process, we will request these documents from you at that time, likely in May or June.
No, please do not include the documents such as tax returns or Form 990 that are required for the pre-award risk assessment with your application. If you are a selected as a finalist and your application is moved forward to the USDA round of the review process, we will request these documents from you at that time, likely in May or June.
The definition of equipment for this grant is “tangible personal property (including information technology systems) having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more.” RFSI grantees will not be subject to federal management and disposition requirements for equipment purchased using grant funds, and instead will only be subject to the state’s policies and procedures regarding management and disposition of equipment. In Minnesota, grantees must use equipment purchased with grant funds to carry out their grant project during the grant period. At the time of your grant’s closeout, you must account for and report on the status of any equipment purchased in your final report. Following the completion of your project and the closeout of your grant, the use and disposition of the purchased equipment is at the discretion of the grantee without further obligation to the state.
The definition of equipment for this grant is “tangible personal property (including information technology systems) having a useful life of more than one year and a per-unit acquisition cost of $5,000 or more.” RFSI grantees will not be subject to federal management and disposition requirements for equipment purchased using grant funds, and instead will only be subject to the state’s policies and procedures regarding management and disposition of equipment. In Minnesota, grantees must use equipment purchased with grant funds to carry out their grant project during the grant period. At the time of your grant’s closeout, you must account for and report on the status of any equipment purchased in your final report. Following the completion of your project and the closeout of your grant, the use and disposition of the purchased equipment is at the discretion of the grantee without further obligation to the state.
Yes, grant funds can be used to pay personnel from your organization for working on the project, or those labor costs could be used as a matching contribution to the project.
However, any labor costs must be directly connected and necessary to your project (i.e., not a general operational cost). In most cases, the ongoing, day-to-day cost of personnel doing their regular jobs would be considered a general operational cost and not a project cost.
In the Budget Justification section of the application, you must include the following information for all personnel involved in your project: name (if available at the time you submit your application), position title, their role and the activities they will complete in the project, and the timeframe to complete those activities.
Yes, grant funds can be used to pay personnel from your organization for working on the project, or those labor costs could be used as a matching contribution to the project.
However, any labor costs must be directly connected and necessary to your project (i.e., not a general operational cost). In most cases, the ongoing, day-to-day cost of personnel doing their regular jobs would be considered a general operational cost and not a project cost.
In the Budget Justification section of the application, you must include the following information for all personnel involved in your project: name (if available at the time you submit your application), position title, their role and the activities they will complete in the project, and the timeframe to complete those activities.
No, according to Section 8.0 of the USDA AMS General Terms and Conditions (below), contingency costs are not an allowable cost.