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Municipal Flood Control Grant Program

Council, commission and committee meetings

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

Department loan programs

The DNR administers the following loan programs.

Newsletters

Loan Capacity Update Due to historically high requests for financial assistance, limitations on State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024 SDWLP and CWFP supplemental applications are being implemented immediately. Sufficient funding is available to meet the…

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.

Allowable Boat Launch Fees

Municipalities, lake management districts, and other access providers (entities that have a signed private provider agreement with the DNR) are allowed to charge reasonable launch fees under NR 1.91, Wis. Adm. Code [exit DNR].

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…

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.

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…

Department grant programs

The DNR administers many grant programs. Grants are monetary awards that do not have to be paid back. You can search for grant and reimbursement programs two different ways on this page.