4.1 Tree Study/Grant Opportunity

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7/31/2023 Shade Tree Program: Ineligible Project Expenses Shade Tree Program: Review Process and Timeline Grant funds cannot be used for: ' A UCF Grants Steering.Committee,made up of DNR Forestry staff and select ', stakeholders,will recommend projects and award amounts.The steering •Staff time for local government unit employees i committee will evaluate all eligible and complete applications received by the • Purchase of trees listed on the Minnesota Noxious Weed Ust,or the DNR's Invasive deadline.DNR will review all committee recommendations and is responsible Terrestrial Plants list for final award decisions.The award decisions of DNR are final and not subject , • Capital expenditures(Items with a unit cost of$5,000 or more),such as buildings, to appeal. motor vehicles,or other permanent structures • Purchase of balled and buriapped trees,containerized trees larger than#20,or bareroot trees greater than r caliper diameter RFA posted on the DNR website July 31,2023 • Purchase of tree species that already make up 10%or more of the community's Application Questions due Sept.22,2023 public trees,or whose family makes up 20%or more of the public trees • Applications due Oct.2,2023 • Purchase of chemicals for insecticide treatment• Application Grant Review Process five weeks •Gravel bed construction Project Selection;Grant Agreement Negotiations Begin Nov 6,2023 • Materials and staff time used to educate,engage,and conduct outreach to citizens Work Plans Approved,Contracts Executed,Grant Work Begins Feb.2,2024 713120,11 endorJ NfNatry 9 710w013 n•s•do`Y.armu9119.9,01, 10 Shade Tree Program: Reimbursement Tracking Bond Financed Property All funds will be awarded on a reimbursement basis.Up to 90%is reimbursed ' This grant requires a declaration be recorded against real estate that is each reimbursement period,with the final 10%retained until the project is purchased or improved with state bond proceeds.The recorded declaration completed.The Reimbursement Request Form and required reports must be proclaims a property as"Restricted Property,"which states that the property is received by:July 1,2024;January 1,2025;July 1,2025;January 1,2026;July 1, subject to the grant agreement and prevents the property from being sold, 2026;January 1,2027;June 30,2027. mortgaged,encumbered,or otherwise disposed of without the approval of the Commissioner of Minnesota Management and Budget for 125%of the • Project Completion useful life of the Restricted Property. Projects must be completed by December 31,2027 and final grant reports The useful life for this grant is 30 years,meaning 125%of the useful life of any must be submitted,by January 15,2028. Restricted Property is 37.5 years. Milani rodnyp commit authe 11 7yw073 nerieiprlmieevig9Yrrtq U ANr' • a