State Cost Share Program (General Fund) MN Statutes 103C.

Provides grants to local government to help landowners offset costs of installing conservation practices that protect and improve water quality by controlling soil erosion and reducing sedimentation.

Recipient: Local government units (Soil and Water Conservation Districts) Must meet requirements of MS 103C.501

$1,560

State Conservation Delivery Program (General Fund) MN Statutes 103C.

Provides grants to local governments (Soil and Water Conservation Districts) for (1) Conservation Delivery (general administration and operation of the district), (2) Easement Delivery (easement site inspection costs), and (3) Non Point Engineering Assistance (providing technical assistance to landowners to apply conservation practices.)

Recipient: Local government units (Soil and Water Conservation Districts) Must meet requirements of MS 103C.501

3,116

Natural Resource Block Grant Program (General Fund) MN Statutes 103B.3369

Provides grants to local government units for (1) local water management planning, (2) Wetland Conservation Act management, (3) DNR Shoreland Management, MPCA County Feedlot Program, and the MPCA/BWSR Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Program Note: The MPCA funds are not appropriated to BWSR and are excluded from the cost figures for FY12 and FY13.

Recipient: Local government units ( Counties) Must have submitted an allocation and contribution statement.

3,423

Local Government Grants (General Fund) MN Statutes 103B.3369

Provides pass through grants to three local government units: Minnesota River Joint Powers Board, Area II Joint Powers Board and Red River Basin Commission. The grants are for these boards to coordinate water and land conservation planning. The Red River Basin Commission is a non-governmental agency that assesses water issues in the Red River Basin; the MN Joint Powers Board coordinates clean water efforts in the MN River Basin and Area II provides financial and technical assistance to the nine member counties for the planning, design, and installation of floodwater retention projects.

Recipients: Local Boards as listed. Must submit an Annual Plan

262

Clean Water Assistance Grants (Appropriations from Clean Water Fund, authorized in Article XI Section 15, MN Constitution)

Provides competitive grants for projects to protect, enhance and restore water quality in lakes, rivers and streams and to protect groundwater and drinking water. Activities include structural and vegetative practices to reduce runoff and retain water on the land, feedlot water quality projects, SSTS abatement grants for low income individuals, and stream bank, stream channel and shoreline protection projects. Amounts shown for Clean Water Fund programs are amounts appropriated before allocation for agency implementation costs.

Recipients: Local government units (Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Watershed Districts, Watershed Management Organizations, Counties, and Cities) Must meet 25% non-state match (cash or in-kind) requirement and must be working under a current state approved and locally adopted local water management plan.

13,750

15,350

Clean Water Accelerated Implementation Grants (Appropriations from Clean Water Fund, authorized in Article XI, Section 15, MN Constitution)

Provides competitive grants for projects and activities (such as ordinances, organization capacity, and state of the art targeting tools) that complement, supplement, or exceed current state standards for protection, enhancement, and restoration of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams or that protect groundwater from degradation.

Recipients: Local government units (Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Watershed Districts, Watershed Management Organizations, Counties, and Cities) Must meet 25% non-state match (cash or in-kind) requirement and must be working under a current state approved and locally adopted local water management plan.

3,000

3,600

Conservation Drainage Grants (Appropriations from Clean Water Fund, authorized in Article XI, Section 15, MN Constitution)

Provides competitive grants for pilot projects to retrofit existing drainage systems with water quality improvement practices, evaluate outcomes and provide outreach to landowners, public drainage authorities, drainage engineers, contractors and others.

Recipients: Local government units (Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Watershed Districts, Watershed Management Organizations, Counties, and Cities) Must meet 25% non-state match (cash or in-kind) requirement and must be working under a current state approved and locally adopted local water management plan.

1,000

1,700

Community Partners Conservation Program (Appropriations from Clean Water Fund, authorized in Article XI, Section 15, MN Constitution)

Provides competitive grants for community partners within a local government unit's jurisdiction to implement structural and vegetative practices to reduce stormwater runoff and retain water on the land to reduce the movement of sediment, nutrients and pollutants. (LGUs are the primary applicant and provide sub-grants to community partners.)

Recipients: Community Partners via Local government units (Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Watershed Districts, Watershed Management Organizations, Counties, and Cities) Community partners include non-profits, citizen groups, businesses, student groups, faith organizations, and neighborhood, lake, river or homeowner associations.

1,500