The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is offering grants for eligible county agricultural inspectors (CAI) and county-designated employees (CDE) to support their required duties under the Noxious Weed Law.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/04/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Less than 1 Year
Details:
The grant program is intended to protect public health, the environment, public roads, crops, livestock, and other property from the injurious effects of noxious weeds.
Funding Information
$500,000 is available, which must be divided evenly between eligible applicants, so each eligible county could receive between $5,000 and $10,000 in FY26.
Grant Period
October 16, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
Eligible Expenses
Eligible expenses include but are not limited to:
- Inspection and re-inspection of noxious weeds on public and private lands
- Enforcement of the noxious weed law when violations occur
- Management performed of noxious weeds
- Assisting MDA with seed, screenings, invasive plant, feed, fertilizer, and pesticide programs, and other agricultural programs when requested by the commissioner
- Training of and assisting local weed inspectors
- Attending required meetings and hosting meetings for local weed inspectors
- Development of outreach materials for noxious weed identification, management, prevention and the noxious weed law and lists
- Development of a Noxious Weed Management Plan
- Issuing Transport Permits and inspection of noxious weed infested materials
- Posting a General Notice and serving individual notices
- Serving on an appeal committee
- Attending hearings or appeal reviews.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this grant, a county must employ a county agricultural inspector or county-designated employee.
For more information, visit MDA.
