Section 50.26. Grant applications.

 

(1)   Annual application. A county land conservation committee shall apply by April 15 of each year to obtain funding under this chapter for the next calendar year. The committee shall apply to the department on a form provided by the department. The application shall comply with this section.

(2)   Annual staffing grant. A county land conservation committee may request funding for county staff and support, including funding for employees and independent contractors who work for the county land conservation committee. The request shall identify all of the following:

(a) The activities for which the county seeks funding. These may include activities under this chapter, ch. 91 , Stats. , and s. 93.90 , Stats., CREP program activities, and activities and projects funded by DNR under ss. 281.65 and 281.66 , Stats.

(b) The amount of funding requested for activities under par. (a) , including staff salaries and fringe benefits, contractor fees, training, and eligible support costs.

(3)   Funding for conservation practices. A county land conservation committee may request funding for cost-share grants to install conservation practices. The request shall include all of the following:

(a) The purposes for which the county proposes to award cost-share grants to landowners.

(b) The amount of funding requested for cost-share grants to landowners.

(4)   Other information. A county land conservation committee may include, with its grant application under sub. (1) , any other information that the committee wishes to provide in support of its grant application. The department may ask the committee to provide additional information as necessary.

CR 01-090 : cr. Register September 2002 No. 561 , eff. 10-1-02; CR 13-016 : am. (2) (a) Register February 2014 No. 698 , eff. 5-1-14.

Note

The department and DNR will jointly solicit grant applications from county land conservation committees under ss. 92.14 , 281.65 , and 281.66 , Stats. The department and DNR will distribute grant application forms as soon as possible prior to January 31 of each year, for return by April 15 of that year. The department and DNR will prepare a joint allocation plan after reviewing county grant applications. The department and DNR will make annual grant allocations after obtaining LWCB recommendations on their draft allocation plan. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Before it distributes grant application forms to the counties, the department will consult with county representatives regarding the department's potential funding priorities. The department will then give notice to all counties of its potential priorities when it distributes grant applications to the counties. The department may modify its potential priorities based on the actual grant applications that the counties submit. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 The department establishes priorities for funding based on the criteria in s. ATCP 50.30 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 See s. ATCP 50.32 related to annual staffing grants. Contractor fees include costs to hire independent contractors such as engineers, nutrient management planners, computer specialists, information and education specialists, and other consultants who work for the county land conservation committee but are not county employees. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 See s. ATCP 50.34 related to funding for conservation practices. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Under s. 92.14 (10) , Stats., the department may award a grant to any person (not just a county) for information, education, training, and other services related to the administration of this chapter. Grant applicants must apply by April 15 of each year for funding in the next calendar year. See s. ATCP 50.36 . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1