Financial Assistance
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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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Online Systems
WAMS ID REPLACED BY MYWISCONSIN IDOn June 13, 2025, the Wisconsin Access Management System (WAMS) login platform used to apply for CWFP and SDWLP financial assistance switched to a new login system called MyWisconsin ID.Attention: Any users who have…
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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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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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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…