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    Basic Recycling Grant to responsible units

    The 2026 grant application period will open August 18, 2025.Recycling grant awards are made to responsible units (cities, towns, villages, counties, tribes or solid waste management systems) for residential recycling and yard waste program costs…

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    Recreational Trails Program (RTP)

    This is a federal program administered in most states. Municipal governments and incorporated organizations are eligible to receive reimbursement for the development, rehabilitation, and maintenance of recreational trails and trail-related…

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    Recreational Boating Facilities Grants

    These grants may be used by counties, towns, cities, villages, tribes, sanitary districts, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts and qualified lake associations for recreational boating facility projects.Past projects have…

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    Off-Highway Motorcycle (OHM) trail grants

    Revenue collected from off-highway motorcycle (OHM) registrations is available for development, rehabilitation and maintenance of OHM trails in Wisconsin.Contact Jillian Steffes, 715-210-4911 with questions. To sign up to recieve notifications for…

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    Notice of Intent/Discharge Cost-Share Grants

    The DNR and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) offer cost-share funding grants to governmental units working with owners and operators of livestock operations to meet pollution control requirements imposed by the…

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    Motorized Stewardship Grants

    The 2013-15 Biennial Budget included a provision directing the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to distribute Stewardship Program funds as all-terrain vehicle (ATV), utility terrain vehicle (UTV) and snowmobile grants. -->The Motorized…

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    Municipal Flood Control Grant Program

    ATTENTION: The 2026 Municipal Flood Control Grant Application Period is now open.Please check the MFC Program and Application Guide for more details on how to prepare and apply. Complete applications are due by 4:00 pm on March 16, 2026.

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    Council, commission and committee meetings

    The Community Financial Assistance program works with various advisory councils, commissions and committees.

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    Department loan programs

    The DNR administers the following loan programs.

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    News

    2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Search: CTRL+F | PDF helpSign up for and about newsletters and bulletinsLoan Capacity UpdateDue to continued high demand for financial assistance, loan capacity limitations may impact State Fiscal Year 2026 CWFP and SDWLP…

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