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- MDAR GRANT FY27- Buy Local Grant Program
- Solicitation number
- BD-27-1002-1003-001-130320
- Issued by
- Massachusetts
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This is a grant application template for the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) FY27 Buy Local Grant Program. The document serves as Attachment A and provides a standardized project summary and budget framework for organizations seeking grant funding to support local agricultural initiatives. Applicants must submit detailed project proposals including organization name, requested funds, matching funds contribution, and a brief 2-4 sentence summary of their overall grant proposal. The template requires organizations to identify multiple major goals or initiatives with specific, quantifiable deliverables and associated costs for each objective. Applications must be submitted via email to MDARgrants@mass.gov, with final contracts subject to successful negotiation of a Final Scope of Services and compliance with Commonwealth of Massachusetts standard Terms and Conditions.
The budget template encompasses eight expenditure categories: Personnel, Fringe Benefits, Travel, Equipment, Supplies, Contractual/Consultant Services, Other Expenses, and Indirect Costs. Personnel costs must be supported by specific employee names, titles, and level of effort with activities clearly described and traced to Buy Local program activities. Travel costs are limited to those compliant with federal GSA regulations, including maximum per diem and subsistence rates. Equipment purchases or rentals must meet the general purpose equipment definition of tangible property with useful life exceeding one year and acquisition cost of $5,000 or more per unit. All contractual and consultant services must be itemized separately with hourly or flat rates specified, along with detailed justifications for procurement. The application requires organizations to provide Federally Negotiated Indirect Cost Rates if available or provide justification for selected rates, with all expenses directly supporting the Buy Local program's objectives and outcomes.
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AGR-BuyLocal-FY27
ATTACHMENT A:
PROJECT SUMMARY & SPECIFIC DELIVERABLES
And
Budget Category Narrative
Organization Name:
Requested Funds:
Matching Funds:
Summary: Brief description of your overall grant proposal (2-4 sentences):
If the project contains multiple major goals/initiatives, please provide the Requested
Cost per goal/initiative, as well as list specific deliverables (not a Narrative) in the
Example Format below and add rows if needed.
Examples:
# Goal/Initiative and Specific Deliverables Cost
1 Social Media and Website Campaign:
• Produce and boost 20 Facebook ads promoting local crops.
• Produce 8 e-newsletters
$15,000
2 Technical Assistance:
• Grower Training Programs: Produce a series of 10 workshops
• Provide a minimum of 20 one-on-one farmer mentor sessions
$20,000
3 Produce Marketing Materials:
• design, print, and distribute 20K copies of Guide to Local Food & Farms
• design and print 10K PYO rack cards
$25,000
4 Etc.….
SEE a Separate Word version in the COMMBUYS posting for this Attachment A should you need to add additional rows or run into spacing restrictions or need further customization.
Project Title:
# Goal/Initiative with Specific Deliverables (include quantitative data where appropriate)
Cost
1. All expenses described in this Budget Narrative must be associated with expenses that will be covered for the Buy Local program.
List the organization’s employees whose time and effort can be specifically identified and easily and accurately traced to project activities that relate to your Buy Local program.
# Name/Title Level of Effort (# of hours OR % FTE) Funds
Requested
For each individual listed in the above table, describe the activities to be completed by name/title including approximately when activities will occur. Add more personnel by copying and pasting the existing listing or deleting personnel that aren’t necessary.
Personnel 1:
Personnel 2:
Personnel 3:
Personnel 4:
Add other personnel as necessary
BUDGET CATEGORY NARRATIVE
1. PERSONNEL
Personnel Subtotal
PERSONNEL JUSTIFICATION
Provide the fringe benefit rates for each of the project’s salaried employees described in the Personnel section that will be paid with Buy Local funds. If fringe rates vary, please provide justification below.
# Name/Title Fringe Benefit Rate Funds Requested
Provide an explanation of the breakdown of the above fringe rate(s).
2. FRINGE BENEFITS
Fringe Subtotal
FRINGE JUSTIFICATION
Explain the purpose for each Trip Request. Please note that travel costs are limited to those allowed by formal organizational policy; in the case of air travel, project participants must use the lowest reasonable commercial airfares. For recipient organizations that have no formal travel policy and for-profit recipients, allowable travel costs may not exceed those established by the Federal Travel Regulation, issued by GSA, including the maximum per diem and subsistence rates prescribed in those regulations. This information is available at http://www.gsa.gov.
# Trip Destination
Type of Expense (airfare, car rental, hotel, meals, mileage, etc.)
UOM (days, nights, miles) # of Units Cost per Unit
# of Travelers for the Expense
Funds Requested
For each trip listed in the above table describe the purpose of this trip and how it will achieve the objectives and outcomes of the project. Be sure to include approximately when the trip will occur. Add more trips by copying and pasting the existing listing or delete trips that aren’t necessary.
(Approximate Date of Travel MM/YYYY):
Trip 1
Trip 2
Trip 3
Add other Trips as necessary
3. TRAVEL
Travel Subtotal
TRAVEL JUSTIFICATION
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Describe any General Purpose Equipment to be purchased or rented under the grant. ‘‘General Purpose Equipment’’ is tangible, nonexpendable, personal property having a useful life of more than one year and an acquisition cost that equals or exceeds $5,000 per unit.
# Item Description Rental or Purchase
Acquire When?
Funds Requested
For each Equipment item listed in the above table describe how this equipment will be used to achieve the objectives and outcomes of the project. Add more equipment by copying and pasting the existing listing or delete equipment that isn’t necessary.
Equipment 1:
Equipment 2:
Equipment 3:
Add other equipment as necessary
4. EQUIPMENT
Equipment Subtotal
EQUIPMENT JUSTIFICATION
List the materials, supplies, and fabricated parts costing less than $5,000 per unit and describe below how they will support the purpose and goal of the Buy Local program.
Item Description Per-Unit Cost # of Units
Purchased Acquire When? Funds Requested
Describe the purpose of each supply listed in the table above purchased and how it is necessary for the completion of the project’s objective(s) and outcome(s).
5. SUPPLIES
Supplies Subtotal
SUPPLIES JUSTIFICATION
Contractual/consultant costs are the expenses associated with purchasing goods and/or procuring services performed by an individual or organization other than the applicant in the form of a procurement relationship. If there is more than one contractor or consultant, each must be described separately. (Repeat this section for each contract/consultant.)
Provide a list of contractors/consultants, detailing out the name, hourly/flat rate, and overall cost of the services performed. Please note that any statutory limitations on indirect costs also apply to contractors and consultants.
# Name/Organization Hourly Rate/Flat Rate Funds Requested
Provide for each of your real or anticipated contractors listed above a description of the project activities each will accomplish to meet the objectives and outcomes of the project. Each section should also include a justification for why contractual/consultant services are to be used to meet the anticipated outcomes and objectives. Include timelines for each activity.
Contractor/Consultant 1:
Contractor/Consultant 2:
Contractor/Consultant 3:
Add other Contractors/Consultants as necessary
6. CONTRACTUAL/CONSULTANT
ITEMIZED CONTRACTOR(S)/CONSULTANT(S)
Contractual/Consultant Subtotal
CONTRACTUAL JUSTIFICATION
Include any expenses not covered in any of the previous budget categories. Be sure to break down costs into cost/unit. Expenses in this section include, but are not limited to, meetings and conferences, communications, rental expenses, advertisements, publication costs, and data collection.
Item Description Per-Unit
Cost Number of Units
Acquire When? Funds Requested
Describe the purpose of each item listed in the table above purchased and how it is necessary for the completion of the project’s objective(s) and outcome(s).
7. OTHER
Other Subtotal
OTHER JUSTIFICATION
Indirect costs are any costs that are incurred for common or joint objectives that therefore, cannot be readily identified with an individual project, program, or organizational activity. They generally include facilities operation and maintenance costs, depreciation, and administrative expenses.
Indirect Cost Rate Funds Requested
Provide your Federally Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate if your organization has one. If not, please provide justification for the selected indirect rate.
8. INDIRECT COSTS
Indirect Subtotal
INDIRECT JUSTIFICATION
TOTAL PROJECT Budget Summary
Expense Category Funds Requested
1. Personnel
2. Fringe Benefits
3. Travel
4. Equipment
5. Supplies
6. Contractual
7. Other
8. Indirect Cost
Total Amount Being Requested:
Applicant Match Amount: (if contributing)
Total Project Amount:
| RFR- AGR-BuyLocal-FY26_mm COPY |
| GRANT OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY |
| 1A. Eligible Project(s)/ Scope(s) of Work |
| 2. FUNDING AVAILABILITY, BUDGETING GUIDELINES, & ALLOWABLE EXPENDITURES |
| 2A. Maximum Funding |
| 2B. Allowable Expenditures |
| 3. PROJECT TERMS |
| 3A. Terms |
| If awarded, all projects will be required to execute and abide by the standard Commonwealth of Massachusetts Terms and Conditions. In addition, all final contracts are subject to successful negotiation of a Final Scope of Services. Please note that th... |
| 3B. ANTICIPATED START & END DATE OF CONTRACTS |
| 4. DELIVERABLES, OWNERSHIP, AND CREDIT DUE |
| 4A. Deliverables |
| 4B. Condition of Funding: Final Invoice and Report |
| 5. EVALUATION CRITERIA |
| 5A. Evaluation Criteria |
| 6. INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS |
| 6A. Application Submission Instructions |
| Email the application and supporting documentation to: MDARgrants@mass.gov |
6B. Additional Contract Documentation
7. DEADLINES & PROCUREMENT CALENDAR
| Attach A to merge |
| AGR-BuyLocal-FY25 |
| Summary: Brief description of your overall grant proposal (2-4 sentences): |
| AGR-BuyLocal-FY25 |
| RFR_EJ Attachment_2.23.2024 |
| req-specs-Final 7-10-24 |
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| GoalInitiative with Specific Deliverables include quantitative data where appropriate1: |
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