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Minnesota Department of Commerce <br />Commerce Fraud Bureau <br />Grant Request for Proposals <br />Auto Theft Prevention Grant <br />General Auto Theft Grant <br />Grant Overview <br />The Minnesota Automobile Theft Prevention Program is intended to reduce Automobile Theftand <br />automobile- related thefts. The funding is used for programs that aid in the reduction of automobile <br />thefts, increase education and awareness of the publicto theissue, respond to automobile theft <br />incidents, and prosecute offenders. The Program is administered by the Minnesota Department of <br />Commerce Fraud Bureau. <br />Funding Availability <br />Funding is available through the automobile theft prevention surchargeMinn. Stat. §297I.11. The total <br />amount of awards will be based upon funds available and quality of grant applications as recommended <br />by the Automobile Theft Prevention Board. The Commissioner of Commerce in consultation with the <br />Commissioner of Public Safety will determine the final awards. The minimum grant amount is <br />$5,000.00. <br />Funding will be allocatedthrough a competitive processwith review by a committee representing <br />content and communityspecialists withregionalknowledge. We expect to announce selected grantees <br />in April 2021. If selected, you may only incur eligible expenditures when the grant contractagreement is <br />fully executed,and the grant has reached its effective date. <br />Program Priorities <br />The commissioner may give priority to: <br />(1)offices and agencies engaged in a collaborative effort to reduce automobile theft; and <br />(2)counties or regions with the greatest rates of automobile theft. <br />Minn. Stat. §65B.84 Subd. 3(c). <br />Eligibility <br />Applicants must be a Minnesota county attorney's office, law enforcement agency, neighborhood <br />organization, community organization, or business organization. Multiple offices or agencies within a <br />county may apply for a grant under this section. <br />The applicant’s proposal must address at least one of the following categories: <br />providing financial support to the State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies for <br />automobile theft enforcement teams; <br />providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for programs designed to <br />reduce the incidence of automobile theft and for improved equipment and techniques for <br />responding to automobile thefts; <br />providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce the incidence <br />of automobile theft; <br />General Prevention Auto Theft Grant Page 1 of 8 <br /> <br />