Minn. Stat. § 41A.12
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§ 41A.12 AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, RESEARCH, AND INNOVATION PROGRAM.
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§ Subdivision 1. Establishment. The agricultural growth, research, and innovation program is established in order to promote the advancement of the state's agricultural and renewable energy industries.
§ Subd. 2. Activities authorized. For the purposes of this program, the commissioner may issue grants, loans, or other forms of financial assistance. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, grants to livestock producers under the livestock investment grant program under section 17.118 , bioenergy awards, cost-share grants for the installation of biofuel blender pumps, and financial assistance to support other rural economic infrastructure activities.
§ Subd. 3. Oversight. The commissioner must allocate appropriated funds as provided by law, develop competitive eligibility criteria, and award funds on a needs basis. By February 1 each year, the commissioner shall report to the legislature the outcomes achieved under this section.
§ Subd. 3a. Grant awards. Grant projects may continue for up to three years. Multiyear projects must be reevaluated by the commissioner before second- and third-year funding is approved. A project is limited to one grant for its funding.
§ Subd. 4. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 43 art 2 s 142 ]
§ Subd. 2. Activities authorized. For the purposes of this program, the commissioner may issue grants, loans, or other forms of financial assistance. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, grants to livestock producers under the livestock investment grant program under section 17.118 , bioenergy awards, cost-share grants for the installation of biofuel blender pumps, and financial assistance to support other rural economic infrastructure activities.
§ Subd. 3. Oversight. The commissioner must allocate appropriated funds as provided by law, develop competitive eligibility criteria, and award funds on a needs basis. By February 1 each year, the commissioner shall report to the legislature the outcomes achieved under this section.
§ Subd. 3a. Grant awards. Grant projects may continue for up to three years. Multiyear projects must be reevaluated by the commissioner before second- and third-year funding is approved. A project is limited to one grant for its funding.
§ Subd. 4. MS 2022 [Repealed, 2023 c 43 art 2 s 142 ]
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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