Healthy Lakes & Rivers grants provide funding to qualified organizations to help facilitate the installation of practices on public or private property to improve habitat and water quality.
Healthy Lakes & Rivers Grants Programs
Go Outside Fund
Grant Information
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Type:
Grant
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Eligible Applicants:
Local government, Tribal Government, Non-profits (501c3), Other
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Project Drivers:
Conservation, and Restoration
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Additional Goals:
Water Quality Improvements
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States:
Wisconsin
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Status:
Accepting Applications
Max. Grant Award: $1,000 – $25,000
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Grant Priorities
Grant priorities include:
Healthy Lakes & Rivers grants support five simple and inexpensive best practices that may be installed in the littoral, transition/buffer, and upland zones of shoreland properties.
Grants provide up to $1,000 per Best Practice and up to $25,000 for an eligible applicant applying on behalf of multiple property owners. Practices must follow department guidelines published in the Healthy Lakes and Rivers Action Plan and supporting technical guidance.
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Eligibility Requirements
All practice locations must be within 1,000 ft of a lake ordinary high-water mark, a wetland that is part of an aquatic ecosystem, or the greater distance of 300 ft to a river or the landward side of a floodplain. Native plantings must begin at the typical water’s edge (i.e. Ordinary High-Water Mark on a lake or the floodplain edge of a river)
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Matching Requirements
Reimbursements: One grant advance is available for up to 25% of the total grant award
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Eligible Costs
Implementation of best practices installed in the littoral, transition/buffer, and upland zones of shoreland properties.
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Project Timeline
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Application Deadline
Applications are accepted year-round for this grant.
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Contact Information
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