Building Official Training (BOT) Grant ProgramApplication Training Seminar (presentation 1)

Website: www.dli.mn.gov/bot or email: bot.dli@state.mn.us

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BOT Grant Program – Application training

Application training includes four presentationsFirst presentation

• Overview of the Building Official Training (BOT) Grant Program• Eligibility and minimum qualifications• Review of the grant packet and what documents are you required to submit

Second presentation• First document: Overview of the Request For Proposal (RFP)

Third presentation• Second document: Grant application/proposal/budget request/budget narrative

Fourth presentation• Third document: Addendum• Fourth document: Affidavit of non-collusion• Fifth and sixth documents: Training requirements

Be sure to view all four presentations in the grant application

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• Overview of the Building Official Training (BOT) Grant Program.

• Eligibility and minimum qualifications.

• Review of the grant packet and what documents are you required to submit.

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Overview of theBuilding Official Training (BOT) Grant Program

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Education, Rules, Code Development and Grants unit

• DLI has recognizes there are growing concerns whether there will be enough qualified individuals to fill vacancies in the building code enforcement industry in the future.

• For this reason, DLI established the Building Official Training (BOT) Grant Program.

• Grantees will establish education and on-the-job training programs in their municipalities to help prepare their trainees to become building officials.

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Overview

Grant funding

DLI may award up to 12 Building Official Training grants• Four for the seven-county metro area. • Eight for Greater Minnesota municipalities.

Grants may be awarded for two types of tracks• Track one: 12-month training period• Track two: 24-month training period*

*Includes an additional grant amount for the longer training period.

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Grant funding

• Funding will be allocated through a competitive grant process.

• A grant review committee will review and score the applications and proposals.

• The purpose of this grant program is to provide some funding and support to qualified municipalities.

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Minimum qualifications for the BOT Grant Program

Minimum qualifications

To be considered a ‘Qualified Municipality’applicants must meet these requirements:

1. Applicants must be a “municipality” as defined in Minnesota State Building Code Chapter 1300.0070 subp. 17; Minnesota Statutes 326B.103, subd. 9.• Subd. 9. Municipality.

"Municipality" means a city, county, or town, the University of Minnesota, or the State for public buildings and state licensed facilities.

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Minimum qualifications

To be considered a ‘Qualified Municipality’applicants must meet these requirements:

2. A municipality must administer and enforce the MinnesotaState Building Code by having adopted the code by ordinance incompliance with Minnesota Statutes 326B.121, subd. 2.

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Minimum qualifications

To be considered a ‘Qualified Municipality’applicants must meet these requirements:

3. Education and training shall be under the direct supervision ofMinnesota Certified Building Officials certified in accordance withMinnesota Administrative Rules Sec. 1301 and Minnesota Statutes 326B.133.

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Submittal documents

Request For ProposalApplication/proposal

budget/narrative AddendumAffidavit of

Non-Collusion

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All documents can be found at www.dli.mn.gov/bot.

Grant documents

Grant documents

Training requirementsTrack 1

Training requirementsTrack 2

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All documents can be found at www.dli.mn.gov/bot

Grant documents

In addition to the five documents, you must provide:

• Proof of workers’ compensation insurance coverage.

• A copy of your Effective and Equal Opportunity policy.

• A copy of the joint powers agreement if collaborating with another municipality for the delivery of services to the extent that an agreement is needed.

• The grant funding requirements do not restrict collaboration.

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Thank you!

Email all questions to bot.dli@state.mn.us

Website: www.dli.mn.gov/bot