Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
Chapter NR 51 - Administration Of Stewardship Grants
Subchapter XVI - Grants from the Heritage Fund
Section NR 51.954 - Application, local match, and grant award procedures

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 51.954

Current through August 26, 2024

(1) APPLICATION.

(a) Applications shall include a description of the proposed project, a cost estimate, timetable and other information required by the department. This information shall be provided on forms provided by the department.

Note: Applications are available from the DNR, Bureau of Parks and Recreation, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI, 53707.

(b) To receive a grant under this subchapter, applications shall be postmarked no later than November 15 each year.

(2)LOCAL MATCH. To qualify for a grant under this subchapter, a friends group shall have established an endowment fund for the benefit of a state park, a southern forest, a state trail, or a state recreation area and shall have entered into a written agreement with the department for operation or maintenance of state property. A friends group may only use the interest generated by the endowment fund for the purpose of providing local match.

(3)GRANT AWARD PROCEDURES.

(a) The department shall award grants for up to 50 percent of approved total project costs. Project costs not funded with a grant under this subchapter shall be paid by local match as described in sub. (2). The maximum amount the department may award each friends group is not more than $30,000 for each friends group in a grant cycle.

(b) The department shall only evaluate complete applications to determine which applications shall receive grant funding. The department may advance grant funds to the successful sponsor once the sponsor can show it has 100 percent of the sponsor match.

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