WDNR offers a grant assistance package to all cities, villages, towns, tribal governments, and metropolitan sewerage districts to proactively mitigate the impacts of a changing climate; reduce flood hazard vulnerabilities; and improve the resilience and preparedness of Wisconsin municipalities.
Municipal Flood Control Grant Program
Municipal Flood Control Grant Program
Grant Information
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Type:
Grant
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Eligible Applicants:
Local government, Tribal Government, Utilities
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Project Drivers:
Flooding
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Additional Goals:
Coastal Resilience
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States:
Wisconsin
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Status:
Accepting Applications
Max. Grant Award: $ Grant awards are capped at 20% of the total available funding for the specific grant application cycle
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Grant Priorities
Grant priorities include:
The Municipal Flood Control Grant Program helps local governments minimize flooding and flood-related damages by acquiring property, floodproofing structures, creating open-space flood storage areas, constructing flood control structures, and restoring the flood-carrying capacity and natural and beneficial functions of watercourses
Click on the next section to learn more about this funding opportunity’s eligibility requirements.
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Eligibility Requirements
Projects eligible under this program will:
- minimize harm to existing beneficial functions of water bodies and wetlands
- maintain natural aquatic and riparian environments,
- use stormwater detention and retention structures and natural storage to the greatest extent possible, and
- provide opportunities for public access to water bodies and to the floodplain
Click on the next section to learn more about the matching requirements for this funding opportunity.
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Matching Requirements
Reimbursements: Up to a 50% cost share of total eligible project costs.
Eligible sources of matching funds vary but other state funds are not eligible as a match. All sources of match must be identified in the grant application.
Click on the next section to learn more about the eligible costs for this funding opportunity.
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Eligible Costs
All costs must be incurred within the grant time period with the exception of planning cost for appraisal reports, engineering or planning fees for the project unless otherwise agreed as part of the grant agreement.
To be eligible for grant award payment reimbursement, the applicant shall obtain all necessary permits and approvals for the project
Click on the next section to learn more about this funding opportunity’s project timeline.
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Project Timeline
Click on the next section for this funding opportunity’s application deadline and forms
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Application Deadline
Applications are typically due annually in March
Application periods open every other year on even years only if funding is available to administer this grant program
Click on the next section to access the Contact Information for this funding opportunity.
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Contact Information
For questions and inquiries:
Elisabeth (Lis) Kuisis
MFC Grant Program Manager
608-400-3005
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