	Grant Opportunities				Current Issue
Due Date:
Open Application (no deadline)			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Ready for Reuse Program, maximum $200,000 grant per property (22% match required); zero interest loans for long-term projects (amounts of $250,000 or more) Funding to clean up environmental contamination at brownfields. Grants given to projects that can be completed in two years; local government or tribe must own the property.
Open Application (no deadline)			Wisconsin Department of Commerce Blight Elimination and Brownfield Redevelopment Program, $1.25 million maximum grant (25% to 50% match required) Funding to assess and remediate environmental contamination of abandoned, idle, or underused industrial or commercial facilities or sites.
Open Application (no deadline)			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Small and Abandoned Dam Removal Grant Program, up to 100% grant (for abandoned dams); maximum of $25,000 per grant Funding to remove small or abandoned dams.
February 1/ August 1			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Lake Management Planning Grants, up to 75% grant; maximum of $10,000 per grant Funds lake studies, planning for land uses within lake watersheds and on shorelines, reviewing jurisdictional boundaries, evaluating ordinances, and developing lake management plans.
February 1/ August 1			Wisconsin Department of Transportation Harbor Assistance Program, up to 80% grant Provides funding to assist communities along the Great Lakes or Mississippi River to maintain and improve waterborne commerce. Eligible projects include dock reconstruction, mooring structure replacement, dredging, and the construction of facilities to hold dredged materials.
April 15			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Urban Nonpoint Source and Storm Water Grants Planning grants (up to 70% grant; maximum of $85,000 per grant) fund stormwater management planning, ordinance development, and public education. Construction grants (up to 50% grant; maximum of $200,000 per grant) fund detention ponds, infiltration areas, shoreline stabilization projects, and land acquisition and permanent easement costs.
April 30			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Low-interest loans to modify public water systems. (Note: Typically Intent to Apply and Priority Evaluation Ranking Form must be submitted before applying for loan; submittals are due December 31 of preceding year.)
May 1			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Stewardship Local Assistance Grant Program, 50% grant Funds nature-based outdoor recreation facilities and trails, including land acquisition, new projects, and renovation projects. Requires an adopted Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.
May 1			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Federal Recreation Trails Grant Program, up to 50% grant Funds active outdoor recreation activities and development and maintenance of recreational trails and trail-related facilities (motorized and non-motorized uses). Requires an up-to-date adopted Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan.
May 1			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources River Protection Planning and Management Grant, up to 75% grant; maximum of $50,000 per grant Funds river and natural river ecosystem protection and improvements, including planning, land acquisition, education, and design activities.
June 30			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Clean Water Fund Program Low-interest loans for sewer and wastewater treatment projects. (Note: Intent to Apply and Priority Evaluation Ranking Form must be submitted before applying for loan; submittals are due December 31 of preceding year.)
Open Application (June submittal recommended)			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Recreational Boating Facility Grant, up to 90% grant Quarterly funds available. Funding for feasibility studies and capital improvements that will provide safe recreational boating facilities. Eligible projects include ramps, bulkheads, dredging, feasibility studies, equipment, and support infrastructure (parking lots).
July 9			Wisconsin Department of Transportation Safe Routes To School grants, 100% funding Grants help communities promote walking and bicycling to school. Projects costing $25,000 or more that involve construction are eligible, as are non-construction projects costing $10,000 or more.
August 1/ February 1			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Lake Management Planning Grants, up to 75% grant; maximum of $10,000 per grant Funds lake studies, planning for land uses within lake watersheds and on shorelines, reviewing jurisdictional boundaries, evaluating ordinances, and developing lake management plans.
August 1/ February 1			Wisconsin Department of Transportation Harbor Assistance Program, up to 80% grant Provides funding to assist communities along the Great Lakes or Mississippi River to maintain and improve waterborne commerce. Eligible projects include dock reconstruction, mooring structure replacement, dredging, and the construction of facilities to hold dredged materials.
August 2			Wisconsin Department of Transportation 2010 Local Transportation Enhancement Program, 80% federal funding, 20% local Funding to enhance traditional highway facilities and promote multi-modal activities.
August 2			Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program, 80% federal funding, 20% local Funding for projects that construct or plan for bicycle or bicycle/pedestrian facilities.
October			U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Brownfield Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan/Grant, no match for assessment grant; 20% match for cleanup and loan/grant program Funding to assess and inventory brownfield sites and provide cleanup of environmentally contaminated sites.
October 1			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Urban Forestry Grant, 50% grant; maximum of $25,000 per grant Funding to develop urban forestry plans, ordinances, training, and public awareness programs.
November			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Brownfield Site Assessment Grant, minimum of 20% match; maximum of $100,000 per grant Funding for Phase 1 and 2 site assessments, removal of underground storage tanks, demolition, and asbestos abatement.
December 31			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Clean Water Fund Program Deadline to submit Intent to Apply and Priority Evaluation Ranking Form for sanitary sewer and wastewater treatment projects seeking low-interest loans. (June 30 application deadline)
December 31			Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Deadline to submit Intent to Apply and Priority Evaluation Ranking Form to modify municipal public water systems through low-interest loans. (April 30 application deadline)