Round 2 Application Questions

Stage 1

READ EVERYTHING BEFORE STARTING YOUR APPLICATION

You are starting Stage 1 of the Round 2 application for the MN PROMISE Act Grant Program.

Please note that eligibility does NOT guarantee a grant award.

Filling out this form begins your official application for the grant. The information you provide will help us determine whether you meet the eligibility criteria and allow us to guide you through the next steps in the process. Meeting the eligibility criteria allows you to apply for the grant but does not guarantee that you will receive an award.

You will not be asked to submit any documents during the Stage 1 application. If you move forward in the process, you will be asked to provide the required documents.

Please complete this form only once and do not change the email address you provide. This email address will be used for all communications related to your application.

By applying, you agree to:

• Use only one email address throughout the entire process.

• Check that email address regularly, as all updates and next steps will be sent there.

• Understand that missing an email does not exempt you from deadlines.

• Take responsibility for monitoring your email. If you do not check this email or choose to monitor a different one, you may miss important updates that could affect your application.

Please note: any text that is blue and underlined is a link that you can click on

1. Please choose the option that applies

☐ I am completing this for myself

☐ I am helping someone else complete this Stage 1 application Please enter YOUR information in the section below.

i. Advocate First name

ii. Advocate Last name

iii. Advocate Mobile number

iv. Advocate Email address

v. Advocate Organization*

2. It is important to use only one email address when completing the application, or to ask questions about your application. The use of multiple different email addresses will cause substantial delays in processing or reply. Updates and communication about your application will be sent to the email address you enter next.

☐ I understand

☐ Email address for all grant communication. Please do not edit or change this field.

3. Mobile phone number

4. Do you agree to receive text message alerts when you have a new email about your grant application?

☐ Yes. I would like a text notification when I have a new email about my application

☐ No. I will check my email directly to receive any communication updates

Applicant Information

5. If you apply for a MN PROMISE Act grant, you will be asked to provide a Government or State-issued ID. This will be verified for authenticity, and that it matches the application information. If awarded, this person must have the legal authority to sign the Grant Agreement Letter.

☐ I understand

6. First Name This must be your legal name and must match your submitted application

7. Last Name This must be your legal name and must match your submitted application

8. Date of Birth

9. Home street address

10. Is this a multi-unit building? (e.g., apartment, condo, duplex)

☐ Yes

i. Please provide the Unit/Apartment/Suite number:

☐ No

11. Home City

12. Home Zip Code

14. Business Street Address

If the physical location of your business is your residence, your business address should match your home address. This is the address that must be in the eligible MN PROMISE Act geography.

15. Business City

16. Business Zip Code

☐ Is your business address different than your home address? If you proceed to the next stage, you will be asked to provide a document to prove your home address.

☐ Yes

☐ No

17. Is this the address of a PO Box or virtual mail service?

☐ Yes

☐ No

18. You will be required to provide documentation to prove your physical business address. The document must be uploaded to the grant portal in PDF form. Only the four types of documentation listed below will be accepted.

Which form of documentation will you submit?

☐ Most recent year of filed tax returns

☐ Utility bill (phone, TV internet, electric, gas, water, insurance)

☐ Current business lease or mortgage (signed, dated)

☐ Business or professional (not personal) licensure

19. What type of physical space does your business primarily operate from? Please note that your current business location must be in an eligible MN PROMISE Act geography.

Physical space means the principal place of business where the individuals who manage the business's day-to-day operations spend most working hours.

Select the option that best describes your current business location.

☐ Home-based (operating from a residence)

☐ Retail storefront (open to the public)

☐ Office space (private or shared, not open to the public)

☐ Co-working space (shared workspace with other businesses)

☐ Commercial kitchen (shared or private kitchen space used for food production)

☐ Industrial or warehouse space (used for manufacturing, storage, etc.)

☐ Agricultural, including homesteads (farms or agricultural properties with a homestead classification)

☐ Online only (this must match your home address)

☐ Mobile or non-fixed location (transportation service provider, onsite professional services)

☐ Other (please specify): ____________

If selected "Home-based," "Mobile," or "Online"

20. Have you claimed a home-based business deduction with the federal IRS for expenses related to the use of your home for business purposes under Section 280A(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code? Click here for more information.

☐ Yes

☐ No

21. Please provide a brief description of your business, including the services or products you offer, and your primary goals.

22. If you have a business website, please enter the URL here.

23. How is this business/nonprofit structured?

☐ Sole Proprietor

☐ Single Member LLC

☐ Limited Liability Company filing as a corporation

☐ Business Corporation

☐ Cooperative

☐ Limited Liability Partnership

☐ Limited Partnership

☐ Nonprofit Corporation

If selected "Nonprofit Corporation"

☐ Does your nonprofit meet one of these criteria?

Definition A: A nonprofit organization that earns 30% or more of their revenue on an ongoing basis through a non-tax-deductible sales or dues in a fee-for-service model similar to for-profit businesses.

Definition B: A nonprofit organization that earns 10% or more of their revenue on an ongoing basis through a non-tax-deductible sales or dues in a fee-for-service model similar to for-profit businesses AND demonstrate they maintain ongoing customer-facing operations at a permanent physical location at which some of those sales take place.

i. Definition A

ii. Definition B

iii. Neither

☐ Will you be able to upload IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ? A 990 postcard will NOT be accepted

i. Yes

ii. No (give a notification, not eligible)

24. Are at least 50% of your business’s employees based in Minnesota?

☐ Yes

☐ No

25. What is your Minnesota Secretary of State Registration File Number? Click here to look up your registration file number.

If you are a sole proprietor, please type “N/A” as this question is not applicable.

26. Did your business or nonprofit’s name change at any point in the last four years?

☐ Yes (You will have to provide the appropriate forms from the Minnesota Secretary of State)

☐ No