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2024 Building Official Training (BOT) Municipal Grant Program <br /> Frequently asked questions and answers (FAQ) <br /> 1. How many grants will be awarded by DLI? <br /> DLI will award up to three grants for the 2024 second grant cycle. <br /> 2. What will be the amount of the grant awards? <br /> DLI may award up to $195,000 total for the 2024 second cycle.Award amounts for each grant can be up to <br /> $65,000. <br /> 3. How will the awards be paid? <br /> Municipalities selected will receive reimbursements after each quarter for approved expenditures until the <br /> maximum has been exhausted provided the terms of the municipality's contract agreement are not violated. <br /> 4. How long does the grant last? <br /> The grant cycle or"Period of Performance" is from April 1, 2024, or the date the contract agreement is fully <br /> executed,whichever occurs later, until March 31st, 2025. <br /> S. What is meant by"Qualified Municipality"? <br /> To be considered eligible, all applicants must be a qualified municipality. For the BOT grant, "municipality" is <br /> defined in Minnesota Rule 1300.0070 subp. 17 and Minnesota Statute 32613.103 subd. 9 as a city, county, or <br /> town. <br /> To be a qualified municipality: <br /> 1) A municipality must administer and enforce the Minnesota State Building Code by having adopted the <br /> code by ordinance incompliance with Minnesota Statute 32613.121 subd. 2(a)(b). <br /> 2) Education and training must be under the direct supervision of the municipality's Minnesota Certified <br /> Building Official certified in accordance with Minnesota Rule 1301.0300 p. C (1). <br /> 3) Meet the application deadline. <br /> If an application does not fully meet these requirements it will not be considered for further review. <br /> 6. If my municipality has received a BOT grant in the past, can we apply for the 2024 grant? <br /> All qualified municipalities are free to submit a proposal to the BOT grant program. If a municipality has <br /> received a BOT grant before their performance during the previous grant(s) will be evaluated during the review. <br /> 7. What is the deadline to submit questions about the grant application? <br /> All questions must be submitted via email by noon, Feb. 23, 2024, CDT.The answers will be updated and posted <br /> each Friday on the BOT Grant website at www.dli.mn.gov/bot up to the above date. <br />