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2022 <br />Preparing for EABGrants <br />production of a proposal, nor for any work performed prior to the execution of the contract. Project <br />work and expenses that are eligible for reimbursement with grant funds CANNOT be started or incurred <br />until the grant contract is fully executed. Grant agreements are expected to be finalized by July 1, 2022. <br />Related grant project work can begin after all signatures are obtained. Interim reports and finalreports <br />will berequiredforallgrant-funded projects. <br />Minnesota Department of Agriculture considers May 1 –September 30 to be the flight season for EAB. <br />This means that EAB adult beetles are emerging from infested wood or trees and flying in search of new <br />hosts during this time. The best management practice isto not remove ash trees when EAB are actively <br />flying (May-September), to avoid the risk of EAB emerging from this material in transit or at a processing <br />location. <br />Reimbursement <br />All funds will be awarded on a reimbursement basis. Following reimbursement request submissions <br />(provided that work has been completed without issue),grants funds will be reimbursedup to 90%, <br />withthefinal10%retaineduntiltheprojectiscompleted.TheReimbursementRequestForm and <br />requiredreportsmustbereceivedby: <br />1.December 16, 2022 <br />2.June16, 2023 <br />3.December15,2023 <br />4.June28,2024 <br />ProjectCompletion <br />Allprojectworkmustbecompleted,and the final requestforreimbursement(along withfinalreports) must <br />be submittedbyJune 28, 2024. <br />OtherConsiderations <br />AllproposalssubmittedinresponsetothisRFAbecomethepropertyoftheDNR.DNRreservesa <br />royalty-free, nonexclusive, and irrevocable license to reproduce, publish, otherwise use, and to <br />authorizeothersto usematerialsproducedunderthisgrantagreement. <br />DNRalsoreservestherightto: <br />Postfundedproposalsandreports,includingimagesandmaps,totheDNRwebsite <br />Rejectanyorallproposalsreceived <br />Waiveormodifyminorirregularitiesinproposalsreceivedafterpriornotificationand <br />agreementof applicant <br />Use any or all ideas submitted unless those ideas are covered by legal patent or proprietary <br />rights <br />Clarifythescopeofthisprogram,withintheRFArequirementsandwithappropriatenoticeto <br />potentialapplicants,to bestservetheinterestsofthestateofMinnesota <br />Amendprogramspecificationsaftertheirrelease,withappropriatenoticetopotential <br />applicants <br />RequireagoodfaitheffortonthepartofthegranteetoworkwithDNRsubsequenttoproject <br />completionto developorimplementprojectresults <br />Withholdanypaymentswhencontractconditionsarenotmet <br />Page6of7 <br />January 2022 <br /> <br />