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    Basic Recycling Grant to responsible units

    The 2026 grant application period has closed. The 2027 grant application period will open in August 2026.Recycling grant awards are made to responsible units (cities, towns, villages, counties, tribes or solid waste management systems) for…

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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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    Online Systems

    Each municipality that plans to apply for financial assistance from Environmental Loans must submit an Intent to Apply (ITA) with Priority Evaluation and Ranking Formula (PERF) information and a Financial Assistance Application through the online…

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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…

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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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    Department loan programs

    The DNR administers the following loan programs.

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    News

    2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | Search: CTRL+F | PDF helpLearn about newsletters and bulletins.Sign up for newsletters and bulletins.Loan Capacity UpdateDue to continued high demand for financial assistance, loan capacity limitations may impact State…

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