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• AWARD OF FUNDS All applicants will receive official written notification regarding their request for funding. If your proposed project has received preliminary approval for funding, you will be contacted regarding additional information requirements needed before an agreement can be processed. These requirements may include Minnesota Historical Society review, a deed restriction and other details. If the Minnesota Historical Society (MHS) determines that there is a potential for the site to yield historical or archeological information, you will be contacted and provided instructions on hiring an archeological consultant to perform an on -site survey and to coordinates with the MHS to ensure the project will have no adverse effects on these resources. These surveys are to be funded by the applicant and must be completed before grant funds can be reimbursed. Projects cannot begin until all final documentation has been submitted and a grant agreement has been completed. This process can take three months to complete. Most projects can expect to begin in the fall. Any project costs incurred prior to the start date of the grant agreement will not be eligible for reimbursement. Nor can they be considered as part of the required local match. Payment of grant funds to the local sponsor is on a reimbursement basis. The grant recipient must initially expend monies that are then reimbursed under the terms of the grant agreement. Ten percent of the grant funds will be retained until a final inspection has been completed. GRANTS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION Under MN Statute 13.599, responses to a request for proposal are nonpublic until the application deadline is reached. At that time, the name and address of the grantee, and the amount requested becomes public. After the application evaluation process is completed, data (except trade secret data) becomes public. Data created during the evaluation process is nonpublic until the negotiation of the grant agreement with the selected grantee(s) is completed. MN Statute 13.44 categorizes estimated or appraised value of real property prior to purchase and sale as confidential data on individuals or protected nonpublic data. See also Minnesota Government Data Privacy Act for more information. This information, along with corresponding budget information, will be redacted from the applications before making them public. Park Legacy Grant Programs 1 October '10