The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for its Grain Storage Facility Safety Cost-Share Program to help Minnesota farmers buy, ship, and install eligible safety equipment for on-farm grain bins or silos.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,400
Details:
The Grain Storage Facility Safety Cost-Share is a public-private partnership. In addition to funding from the Minnesota Legislature, previous donors to the Grain Storage Facility Safety Cost-Share program include Cargill and the Minnesota Corn Growers Association.
Funding Information
This program reimburses 75% of eligible expenses up to $400 per bin or silo and with a limit of $2,400 per farm per fiscal year. Farms may submit only one application per fiscal year.
- Reimbursement examples:
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- You have five bins and spend $4,500 to install grain-level monitors and handrails on each of them. You’re eligible for a refund of $2,000 (5 bins x $400). If you have six bins and spend $4,500, you’re eligible for the maximum refund of $2,400 (6 bins x $400).
- You have two silos and spend $800 on respirators, harnesses, and equipment lockouts. You’re eligible for a refund of $600. To get the full amount you’re eligible for, you would need to spend $1,066.67 (75% x $1,066.67 = $800).
- You have eight bins and spent $8,750 to install platforms and guardrails on two of them, so you’re eligible for 2 x $400 = $800. You also purchased three fall-arrest harnesses for $350, so you’re eligible for an additional $262.50 (75% x $350). Your total reimbursement would be $1062.50.
Eligible Applicants
Minnesota farmers.
Eligible Equipment
They recommend that you use a reputable source for equipment and have systems installed by a qualified person such as a structural engineer or bin manufacturer.
Eligible equipment types:
- Fall protection systems
- Engineering controls to prevent contact with an auger or other moving parts
- Dust collection systems to minimize explosion hazards
- Personal protective equipment to increase survivability in the event of a grain-bin-related emergency
- Grain silo air quality monitoring equipment
- Other grain storage facility safety equipment with prior approval from the MDA.
For more information, visit Grain Storage Facility Safety Cost-Share.
