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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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    Online Systems

    WAMS ID TO BE REPLACED BY MYWISCONSIN IDComing soon! The Wisconsin Access Management System (WAMS) login platform used to apply for CWFP and SDWLP financial assistance will switch to a new login system called MyWisconsin ID. Note: The migration date…

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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.

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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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    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 2025 CWFP and SDWLP…

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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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