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Department of Agriculture briefs committee on AGRI program, highlights Protect and Prepare grant responses
Summary
MDA staff reviewed the AGRI program portfolio, described several targeted grant programs (PROTECT, PREPARE, livestock investment and value‑added grants), and provided data on fund designation, grant volumes and program oversight; committee members asked about post‑award outcomes and program monitoring.
Department of Agriculture staff gave the committee a detailed briefing on the Agriculture Growth, Research and Innovation (AGRI) program, describing how AGRI funds are used and highlighting several competitive grant programs that support processing infrastructure, livestock investment, and preparedness for disease and extreme weather.
Paul Huguenen, director of the Ag Marketing and Development Division, walked members through AGRI’s history, designated funding lines, and the mix of competitive and payment programs administered by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. He said AGRI was created to keep former ethanol‑related producer payments invested in agriculture and that the program currently distributes funds across 16 programs. “If you look at the total appropriation, you take away the designated spending that leaves us with about $5.8 million of undesignated…
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