TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANT 2007-2009 Guidelines For technical assistance contact: TABLE OF CONTENTS
Please Note: An electronic
version of the grant guidelines, application and voucher forms can be
found on the North Dakota Department of Agriculture website at IntroductionThe goal of the Targeted Assistance Grant (TAG) Program is to provide a simple, fair and accountable mechanism that will help you to target noxious and invasive weed control needs and provide a cost-share opportunity to county and city weed boards to meet those identified needs. TAG proposals should describe a noxious or invasive weed problem within your county or city weed board’s jurisdiction and propose a management strategy to diminish the problem. Basically, describe your weed problem and propose a solution to that problem that you would like us to fund. Program Details2007-2009 Funds AvailableThe North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) will make approximately $400,000 available for targeted assistance grants during the 2007-2009 biennium. Grant applications can request any amount but must show a demonstrated need for funds by describing the noxious and invasive weed problem, the acreage and location of infested acreage, the number of landowners affected, the estimated treatment costs and the management methods to be implemented, etc. EligibilityAll county and city weed boards are eligible for TAG funds. Targeted assistance grants will not fund indirect costs and may not be used on state or federal lands. MatchAll grant applications are encouraged regardless
of weed board match potential. CommitteeA five-person advisory committee has been assembled to evaluate proposals and make recommendations. Committee members and the agencies they represent include Al Ulmer, NDSU Extension Service; Dan Stewart, North Dakota Association of Counties; Dave Hirsch, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; Myron Dieterle, North Dakota Weed Control Association, and Rachel Seifert-Spilde, North Dakota Department of Agriculture. Project EvaluationApplications will be reviewed and ranked by the TAG committee. The funding recommendations of the committee will be presented to the Agriculture Commissioner for approval. The advisory committee will consider the following when ranking proposals.
TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANT For Technical assistance contact: Rachel Seifert-Spilde, Noxious Weeds Specialist Please submit grant proposals to: North Dakota Department of Agriculture
TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANT2007-2009 Grant Application and Budget Form
A map of the project area (if applicable) must be submitted along with this application. Please highlight problem areas within the map and outline the project boundaries. GPS coordinates, if available, of weed surveys, locations, etc. should be submitted upon project completion. Coordinates must be in latitude and longitude decimal degrees and in NAD83 or WGS84 datum.
Please list the specific activities that will be completed in order to accomplish the project goals. Please detail who will perform the activities, the herbicides or methods to be used to control weeds, timeframes, associated costs, etc. Italicized wording in the gray area is meant to serve as and example. In calculating anticipated project expenditures refer to the Noxious Weed Grant Match Rate Sheet. Utilize page 9 if more space is needed.
Anticipated Funding Sources
Use Noxious Weed Grant Match Rate Sheet (page 12) as a reference in completing the table above.
TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANTNoxious Weed Grant Match Rate Sheet
(*August 1, 2007 North Dakota Department of Transportation State Fleet Services Rental Rates.) Use of NDDA purchased equipment is not an eligible expenditure.
TARGETED ASSISTANCE GRANT Grant Voucher Form
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