The Clean Water Fund Projects and Practices Grants will support conservation projects benefiting drinking water, surface water, groundwater and improving water quality.
Donor Name: Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/25/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Clean Water Fund (CWF) was established in Minnesota Statutes 114D.50 to implement part of Article XI, Section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, with the purpose of protecting, enhancing, and restoring water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and protecting groundwater and drinking water sources from degradation. These funds must supplement traditional sources of funding and may not be used as a substitute.
Two types of grants are available
- Projects and Practices Grants invest in on-the-ground projects and practices that will protect or restore water quality in lakes, rivers or streams, or will protect groundwater or drinking water.
- Drinking Water Projects and Practices Grants emphasize land treatment projects and practices that will protect or improve drinking water sources.
Funding Information
- Total Amount Up to $3,350,000
- Award Minimum Up to $30,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants for competitive grants include:
- Local governments (counties, watershed districts, watershed management organizations, and soil and water conservation districts or local government joint power boards) working under a current State approved and locally adopted local water management plan, comprehensive watershed management plan or soil and water conservation district comprehensive plan.
- Municipalities are eligible if they: 1) have a water plan that has been approved by a watershed district or a watershed management organization as provided under Minn. Stat. 103B.235; or 2) adopted an approved comprehensive watershed management plan developed under Minn. Stat. 103B.801.
- Counties in the seven-county metropolitan area are eligible if they have adopted a county groundwater plan under Minn Stat. 103B.255 or county comprehensive plan that has been approved by the Metropolitan Council under Minn. Stat. Chapter 473.
- Drinking Water Projects & Practices Grant Only: Eligible entities include those listed in a) and c) above, as well as, municipalities if they have a state approved Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) approved source water (drinking water) protection plan such as a wellhead protection plan, wellhead protection action plan or surface water intake protection plan (public water suppliers and rural water systems defined by Minn. Stat. 116A.01 Public Water Systems).
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