Are the funds for the Planning and Preparedness Grants going to be distributed equally between the two EAB impacted areas (southeastern MN and the Twin Cities area)?
A27. There may not necessarily be an even split of funds between Twin Cities area and southeastern MN. Entities from throughout Minnesota are encouraged and eligible to apply for the grants. However, since the goal of the program is to prevent or slow the spread and subsequent impacts of the emerald ash borer, one of the evaluation criteria for the Planning and Preparedness Grants is “proximity to a documented emerald ash borer infestation.” Although projects proposed for areas close to documented infestations will score high on that evaluation criterion, various other evaluation criteria factor into the overall evaluation of the proposals. See the Evaluation Profile on the last page of the RFPs for further details.
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