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Surface Water Grants
The surface water grant program provides cost-sharing grants for surface water protection and restoration. Funding is available for education, ecological assessments, planning, implementation, and aquatic invasive species prevention and control.…
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Shooting Range Grant Program
Counties, cities, villages, townships, other governmental agencies or units, clubs or organizations and educational institutions can apply for assistance in outdoor shooting range construction, including backstops and berms, target holders, shooting…
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Additional funding sources
The Grants.gov system houses information on over 1,000 grant programs. Many additional state and federal agencies and organizations have loan and grant programs that you can explore.
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Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Program
This is a federal program administered in all states that encourages the creation and interpretation of high-quality outdoor recreational opportunities. Funds received by the DNR for this program are split between DNR projects and grants to local…
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Learn to Hunt Reimbursement Program
The Learn to Hunt Reimbursement Program helps sponsors of Learn to Hunt events cover the costs of their program, up to $25 per student.Reimbursement requests for fall and spring Learn to Hunt events must be submitted by June 1.
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Hunter R3 (Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation) Grant Program
Formerly known as the Hunter Recruitment, Development, Training and Education Grant Program In order to focus hunter training, development and education programs on adults, females and families, DNR has developed this new grant opportunity. There…
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Forest Fire Protection (FFP) Grant Program
Forest Fire Protection (FFP) 50% cost-share grants are available to Wisconsin fire departments and county/area fire associations. Grant funding is intended to expand the use of local fire departments to augment and strengthen the Department of…
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Conservation easements
A conservation easement is a legal agreement in which a Landowner conveys some of the rights associated with ownership of his/her property to an "Easement Holder." The Easement Holder may be a governmental unit or a qualified nonprofit organization…
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Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund (DERF)
The DERF Program closed to new applicants on August 30, 2008.The Dry Cleaner Environmental Response Fund (DERF) reimburses the investigation and cleanup costs of contamination caused by dry cleaning chemical discharges.
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County Conservation Aids
County conservation grants provide financial assistance to enhance county/tribal fish and wildlife programs.