The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) is now accepting grant applications for Its 2025-2026 Keep it Clean Program, a new initiative which aims to protect Minnesota’s lakes by preventing water pollution from garbage and other waste left on the ice of state waters during winter use activities such as ice fishing.
Donor Name: Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/29/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Keep it Clean Grant Program, as administered by the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), works to protect Minnesota’s lakes by preventing pollution from garbage and human waste left on the ice of state waters during winter use activities
Funding Information
A total of $185,000 is available through this Request for Proposal. Grant requests must be between a minimum of $10,000 and a maximum of $40,000.
Allowable Costs
Allowable costs are those costs solely incurred though project activities that are directly related to and necessary for producing the project outcomes described in the proposal. Grant recipients are required to account for the staff time charged to BWSR grants in order to track the expenditure of grant funds and match to ensure the use of the funds is consistent with applicable State and BWSR requirements.
Eligible Activities
Activities must include an education and/or outreach component. Eligible activities can consist of pollution prevention practices; project development; program and project support; and technical assistance necessary to implement a program to reduce water pollution from garbage and human waste associated with winter activities. Eligible activities can also include local grant administration, management, and reporting that are directly related to and necessary for implementing the project or activity associated with the grant.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants for competitive grants include Local Units of Government are eligible for this funding.
- Local governments
- Cities
- Counties
- Joint powers organizations
- MASWCD Technical Service Area
- Soil and water conservation districts
- Townships
- Watershed districts
- Watershed management organizations
- Applicants must operate in Minnesota and conduct grant activities that benefit the resources of Minnesota. Applicants must have state or federal recognition as a formal organization or entity, such as a Minnesota Tax ID or Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number. Organizations or groups that do not have state or federal recognition must apply with a fiscal agent. Applicants that are debarred or suspended by the State of Minnesota or the Federal Government are not eligible. Applicants must be in compliance with all applicable federal, State, Tribal, and local laws, policies, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
For more information, visit BWSR.
