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2022 <br />Preparing for EABGrants <br />1.Applicationform(PDF,formatunchanged) <br />2.Budget(Excel,formatunchanged, additional linesaddedas needed) <br />3.3-YearTreeMaintenancePlanfornewly-plantedtrees, if planting trees(PDF,formatunchanged) <br />4.SpeciesandStockListfromwhichtreeswillbeplanted, if planting trees(any format <br />acceptable; contactucf.dnr@state.mn.uswithquestionsaboutspecieseligibility) <br />5.EAB Management Plan, if already completed(communities must have adopted or will <br />adopt an EAB Management Plan through this grant process <br />6.Letter of Support, if collaborating with an outside organization (any format acceptable) <br />ApplicationSubmissionInstructions <br />After reading through the Request for Applications, complete all parts of the application found online. <br />Grant applicants are required to submit applications by email to ucf.dnr@state.mn.us. Applications must <br />be received electronically by March 4, 2022,to be considered eligible for funding. DNR is notresponsible <br />for any technical or logistical problems causing an application to be received late. Theapplicant is <br />responsible for ensuring their submission is received by DNR by the deadline; applicationsreceived after <br />the deadline will not be eligible for consideration. All applicants will be notified byMonday,March 28, <br />2022,whetherornot projectis to befunded. <br />ReviewProcessandTimeline <br />A UCF Grants Steering Committee, made up of Department of Natural Resources Forestry staff, <br />Department of Agriculture staff,andselectstakeholders,willrecommendprojectsandawardamounts. <br />Thesteeringcommitteewillevaluateall eligible and complete applications received by the deadline. <br />DNR will review all committeerecommendations and is responsible for final award decisions. The <br />award decisions of DNR are final andnotsubject to appeal. <br />RFApostedontheDNRwebsite.....................................................................January 25, 2022 <br />ApplicationQuestionsdue............................................................................February 22, 2022 <br />Applicationsdue..........................................................................................March 4, 2022 <br />ApplicationGrantReviewProcess...................................................................threeweeks <br />ProjectSelection;GrantAgreementNegotiationsBegin...................................March 28, 2022 <br />WorkPlansApproved,ContractsExecuted,GrantWorkBegins..........................July 1, 2022 <br />Questions: <br />Submitquestionstoucf.dnr@state.mn.us.QuestionsmustbesubmittednolaterthanFebruary 22, <br />2022.Answerswill bepostedweeklyonline. <br />DataPrivacyandTradeSecretNotice <br />The information provided by an applicant will be used to assess the applicant’s eligibility to receive a <br />grant.Thedecisiontoapplyforthisgrantisvoluntary,andapplicantsarenotlegallyrequiredtoprovide <br />anyoftherequestedinformation.Applicantsmaydeclinetocompletethisapplicationwithoutanylegal <br />consequence.However,onlycompletedapplicationswillbeconsideredforagrant;incomplete <br />applicationswill notbeconsidered. <br />Applications are private or nonpublic until opened. Once the applications are opened, the name and <br />address of the applicant and the amount requested is public. All other data in an application is private or <br />nonpublic data until all agreements are fully executed. After DNR has completed the evaluation process, <br />all remaining data in the applications is public with the exception of trade secret data as defined and <br />classified in Minn. Stat. § 13.37. A statement by a grantee that the application is copyrighted or <br />otherwiseprotecteddoesnotpreventpublicaccesstotheapplication(Minn.Stat.§13.599,subd.3). <br />LiabilityandProjectImplementation <br />DNR will not be held liable for any costs incurred by any firm for work performed in the preparation and <br />Page5of7 <br />January 2022 <br /> <br />