The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a $1.5 million formula grant under the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant Program (CFDA 66.447) to provide subawards to local municipalities and municipal entities for stormwater improvement projects from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Selected subrecipients will plan, design, and construct stormwater projects to protect public health and improve water quality by reducing...
This $359,261 federal Formula Grant award under the EPA's Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419) provides funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to maintain, protect, and improve the water quality of Wisconsin's rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater, and other waterbodies. Key activities include: Enhancements to web-based data visualization tools to improve public access to Wisconsin's water quality data, development of a...
This $3,497,500 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants program (CFDA 66.460) provides funding to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to implement its nonpoint source pollution management program. The key activities include: Supporting 6 watershed projects and 9 key element watershed plans to reduce polluted runoff from nonpoint sources Providing technical assistance to landowners and offering grants for...
This $356,336 Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 supports the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) program to protect and improve the state's water quality under the Water Pollution Control State, Interstate, and Tribal Program Support (CFDA 66.419). Key activities include refining diatom phosphorus indices and geospatial tools to aid watershed protection and restoration planning, studying perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance partitioning...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) will receive $940,000 under a Project Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 through the State and Tribal Response Program Grants (CFDA #66.817) to support Wisconsin's state comprehensive response program from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The WDNR's Remediation and Redevelopment Program oversees various state environmental cleanup and enforcement programs, including leaking underground storage tanks,...
The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources a $51.5 million Formula Grant under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program. The grant period is from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2025. Under this award, the Wisconsin DNR will administer the Clean Water State Revolving Fund to provide low-interest financing to subrecipients for planning, designing, and constructing water quality improvement and protection projects. Notable subawards include...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources was awarded a $33.7 million Drinking Water State Revolving Fund formula grant by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5. The grant period runs from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2026. Under the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program (CFDA #66.468), funding will be used to capitalize Wisconsin's DWSRF program and provide low-interest financing to public water systems for eligible drinking water infrastructure projects that protect...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $291,190 Cooperative Agreement under the Regional Wetland Program Development Grants (CFDA 66.461) program to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). The funding will support the development of a Wetland Program Plan for Wisconsin that evaluates all four EPA-identified core elements. The plan will assess the status of the state's wetland programs and create a strategic plan to prioritize next steps over the next 5 years, with...
This $3.652 million Formula Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 supports the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' implementation of the state's Nonpoint Source Management Program under the Nonpoint Source Implementation Grants (CFDA #66.460) program. The grant funds technical assistance, evaluation monitoring, local nonpoint source pollution grants, surface water grants, and soil health training through September 2026. It also provides subawards totaling over...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $1,721,800 Project Grant under the Geographic Programs - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (CFDA 66.469) to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) on October 1, 2024. The grant will fund six projects that perform priority habitat restoration, protection, and enhancement efforts in the Wisconsin Great Lakes Basin. Key activities include acquiring 37 acres of Lake Superior shoreline habitat, stabilizing eroding riverbanks,...