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II. IMPORTANT ITEMS YOU NEED TO KNOW A. How to Apply • Anticipated funding available for FY 2018 is approximately $800,000 from "In Lieu Of' lottery proceeds. This funding is divided between three Park and Trail grant programs. This funding is subject to appropriation from the MN Legislature and signature of the Governor. • All applications must be received electronically by March 31, 2017 • Applications are to be submitted electronically in a".pdf' format by the due date above. Paper submission of applications will no longer be accepted. To submit the application, email a pdf version of the application and attachments to Trailgrants.DNRgstate.mn.us. This is the official submittal e-mail box. Submitting to any other e-mail will not be accepted. Format the entire application, including all attachments, as one pdf document with all pages 8 1/z" by 11" in dimension. After submission, make sure you have received a confirmation email that your application has arrived in a useable format by the due date. A confirmation e-mail should arrive within one business day after you have submitted your application and after it is reviewed for readability. Each e-mail is opened to insure files are readable and then followed with a confirmation e-mail. Applications submitted in an unusable format will NOT be considered for funding. If there are any questions about submitting the application please contact program staff. • Grant awards will be announced by June 2017. • Funds will first be available no earlier than July 1,2017 to start the contracting process. This means projects funded in this grant round will not have a contract in place before July 1st and thus cannot begin the project prior to this date (see B. Grant Timeline section). • The application is available in Word format on the DNR Website at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/recreation/trails local.html • All local units of government(typically cities, counties, and townships) are eligible to apply. Also user groups and/or trail organizations may apply, but only in coordination with a local unit of government per legislation. Funding is only available to a local unit of government. • The maximum permissible request is $150,000. The minimum is $5,000. • These grants are 75/25 "cash match" reimbursement grants. That means the grantee must complete the project and fully pay for it,produce documentation that shows actual expenditures and proper procurement process has been followed. Then they will receive 75% of what was spent up to their grant award. o Neither this funding source, nor the match can be used for in-house labor services and/or to meet existing payroll (see Section III,D. Non-eligible Reimbursement Costs for additional ineligible costs). o Only contract services, materials, and supplies are reimbursable. Revised 12/06/2016 Page 4 of 17