The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) administers five (5) grant programs that can provide funding assistance to acquire, develop and, in some cases, maintain trails for a variety of public recreation uses. Applications require the development of a 5-year recreation plan for harbor projects. The purpose of RTP is to support recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both nonmotorized and motorized recreational trail uses. Lands purchased with Natural Area funds must be within an existing SNA boundary or meet the criteria for inclusion in the SNA program. Stats. The Streambank Protection Program protects water quality and fish habitat in Wisconsin by establishing buffers along high-priority waterways. Eligibility & Purpose: Cost-sharing for any county, city, village, town, tribe, public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district (lake district) to improve the dam safety. This is the only grant program for land acquisition. This grant program is part of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. To be eligible to apply for certain grants, a community must submit an approved 5-Year plan by February 1 of the year they apply. Eligibility & purpose: The primary purpose of the Hunter Recruitment, Development, Training and Education grant program is to provide cost-sharing grants to local clubs, organizations, communities, governments, Wisconsin Tribes, colleges, universities and technical schools to ensure the education, training and development of safe and ethical hunters and mentors with a preference towards applicants focusing on adults, females and families.Maximum grant amount: Up to $10,000 per awardMatch requirement: 25%Contact: Emily Iehl, 608-445-8168Deadline: For the 2019 grant cycle only, the application deadline is Dec. 1, 2019. prior to reimbursement. It also funds development of new trails and facilities, and restoration of areas damaged by ORV use. Parks and Trail Legacy Grant Program Eligibility & purpose: Counties may apply for funds to abate damage and partially compensate commercial agricultural producers for damages from white-tailed deer, black bear, turkey, Canada geese and/or elk.Maximum grant amount: $10,000Match requirement: NoneContact: Brad Koele, 715-356-5211 x234Deadline: Check the website for the next application deadline. LakeFinder; Aquatic management areas; Fishing piers; Hunter walking trails; Maps Eligibility & Purpose: Helps to buy land or easements and develop or renovate local park and recreation area facilities for nature-based outdoor recreation purposes (e.g., trails, fishing access and park support facilities). Application Deadline: 3/2/2020, 5:00pm. Eligibility & Purpose: Grants from this program assist in the maintenance and operations of state parks, southern state forests, state trails or state recreation areas. Check webpage for details. Summary of all Outdoor Recreation Grant Programs Grant rounds and funding may vary pending state or federal approval. The DNR has been delegated the responsibility of administering the funds appropriated by the legislatu… This includes the development of new facilities and the renovation of old facilities and can also be used for indoor facilities. Eligibility & Purpose: Cleanup of petroleum contamination at brownfields.Contact: Gena Larson, 608-261-5404Deadline: Applications accepted year-round, as long as funding is available. The new ITP program will be similar to Indiana’s former RTP and will still be administered by the Department of Natural Resources Division of … This grant program is part of Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. The DNR Urban and Community Forestry Program offers grants to improve the health of community forests and to build and develop urban forestry programs. Eligibility & Purpose: To fund projects that improve a community's capacity to manage its trees and projects that help conserve, protect, expand or improve the urban forest resource. This grant program is part of the Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program. Eligibility & Purpose: Cities, villages, towns, counties, regional planning commissions, tribal governments and special purpose lake, sewerage and sanitary districts may apply for grants to reimburse costs for agriculture or urban nonpoint source pollution control in targeted, critical geographic areas with surface water or groundwater quality concerns.Maximum grant amount: Large-scale = $1 million; small-scale = $150,000Match requirement: 30%Contact: Corinne Johnson, 608-264-6261Deadlines: April 15 each year. Provides grants to local units of government and to the state for acquisition and development of lands and facilities for outdoor recreation or the conservation of natural resources. Grant application instructions and guidance A Friends Group must have established an endowment fund for the benefit of the property. This program is popularly known as the grants-in-aid—or GIA—program. Evaluation by DNR staff. Eligibility & Purpose: Local government, WI Tribes or other eligible tribal entities under 40 CFR 31.3, and eligible private entities may apply for funding to assess brownfields sites resulting from closed or closing industrial plants that are acting as impediments to economic redevelopment.