Grants
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Summer Tribal Youth Program
Matching funds are available to Wisconsin tribes for the development of a summer program that provides tribal youth (ages 13-19) with an opportunity to work on projects related to natural resource conservation.
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Sport Fish Restoration (SFR)
These grants may be used to construct fishing piers and motorboat access projects. Eligible components include boat ramp construction and renovation, along with related amenities such as parking lots, accessible paths, lighting and restroom…
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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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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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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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Council, commission and committee meetings
The Community Financial Assistance program works with various advisory councils, commissions and committees.