Minnesota Grain Storage Facility Safety Grant

Allison Beauregard
651.201.6653
Allison.Beauregard@state.mn.us

The Minnesota Grain Storage Facility Safety Grant helps farmers in Minnesota buy and install safety equipment for farm grain bins and silos.

Eligible types of equipment includes:

• Fall protection systems
• Spiral staircase, guardrails, or platforms for grain bins or silos built prior to June 2020
• Engineering controls to prevent contact with an auger or other moving parts
• Dust collection systems to minimize explosion hazards
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) to increase survivability in the event of a grain-bin-related emergency
• Grain silo air quality monitoring equipment
• Grain bin level gauges/indicators to reduce the need to climb bins
• Appropriate PPE for use in and around grain bins and silos, such as National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health-approved respirators and hearing protection
• Other grain storage facility safety equipment with prior approval from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Eligible equipment details

Eligible applicants are farmers in Minnesota.

The program reimburses 75% of eligible expenses up to $400 per bin/silo, with a limit of $2,400 per farm per fiscal year.

Approximately $75,000 is available for the program.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application are available on the program website.

Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received until funds run out. Applications received by May 1 of each year will be prioritized; applications received after that may be put on hold until the new fiscal year starts on July 1.