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Department of Agriculture presents AGRI program overview and recent grant activity
Summary
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture briefed the House Ag Finance Committee on the AGRI program’s structure, funding mix, competitive grant programs, and newly created 'Protect' and 'Prepare' grants that respond to disease and extreme weather risks.
Paul Huguenen, director of the Ag Marketing and Development Division at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA), presented an overview of the AGRI (Agriculture Growth, Research and Innovation) program and its grant portfolio to the House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee.
Huguenen explained AGRI’s funding mix (designated earmarks plus undesignated funds) and how undesignated funds allow the department to respond to changing industry needs and federal matching opportunities. He said designated spending in the current fiscal year totaled about $21,660,000 and that the remaining…
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