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Policy on Writing and Publicizing Grants Notices and Requests for Proposal

OGM Policy 08-03, revised September 15, 20175:15Based on public OGM policies and Minnesota statutes
Key points

What the policy requires

Two goals

Enough information to decide. Publicity as broad as possible.

OGM Policy 08-03, Policy

Community input

Incorporate grantee community input. Recruit community reviewers; pay stipends whenever possible.

OGM Policy 08-03, Procedures 1

Drafts stay nonpublic

RFP development data: nonpublic until published, including in outside helpers' hands.

Minn. Stat. § 13.599, subd. 2

Essential elements

Goals · eligibility · collaboration · deadlines · funding · criteria and weights · contact · when data become public

OGM Policy 08-03, Procedures 3

RFP summary page (2026)

Administration's standard template: purpose, eligibility, funding, requirements, process. Doesn't replace the full RFP.

Minn. Stat. § 16B.97, subd. 4(a)(11), added by Laws 2026, ch. 119, art. 2, sec. 9

Minimum posting

Agency website, linked to mn.gov/grants

Minn. Stat. § 15.994; § 16B.97, subd. 4(a)(8)

Go beyond the website

Underserved communities and regions · culturally specific organizations · newspapers · State Register · webinars

OGM Policy 08-03, Policy; Procedures 2 and 4

When applications go public

At opening: name, address, amount. The rest: after the agreement is negotiated, except trade secrets.

Minn. Stat. § 13.599, subds. 1 and 3

Withdraw or review

Agencies may withdraw a public notice at any time. The commissioner may require review before issuance.

OGM Policy 08-03; Minn. Stat. § 16B.97, subd. 3(8)

Exceptions, reported (2026)

Commissioner approves. Each approved exception is reported to the Legislature.

Minn. Stat. § 16B.97, subd. 4(a)(1), as amended by Laws 2026, ch. 122, sec. 2
Team checklist

Questions to ask

  • 1Every notice has the essential elements, including a contact and data timing?
  • 2Posted on your website, linked to mn.gov/grants, with outreach beyond it?
  • 3Community input in the draft, with drafts kept nonpublic?
Sources

Policy and statutes

Statute links open the Office of the Revisor of Statutes.