You do need to pay tax on the full amount of the grant, which is $8,000 in your example. So you would ignore the part about deducting expenses and enter $8,000 for the adjustment.
Here is an article that may explain it better:
https://blog-abm-news.extension.umn.edu/2020/12/minnesota-requires-adjustments-to-state.html
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