Section 47.966. Grants.

 

(1)   Grant calculation.

(a) A m atching grant provided through s. 20.370 (5) (av) , Stats., or other state funds shall be no m ore than 75% of the actual eligible costs depending on the availability of fund s , except under par. (c) . If a federal or nonprofit organization grant agree m ent provides for cost-share li m itations different from those specified in this subsection, the cost-share rate from funds provided through the federal or nonprofit organization grant agree m ent m ay app l y.

(b) A grant under the program m ay not exceed $15,000.00 to any W MG excluding a rapid response practice.

(c) A grant or portion of a grant awarded for work on prohibited species or ear l y detection species m ay be up to 100% of the actual eligible costs depending on the availabili t y of funds.

(2)   Grant selection system. In selecting practices for grant assistance , the depart m ent shall give preference to projects which include the following , which are not listed in order of priorit y :

(a) Work on the control of prohibited invasive plant species as identified in ch. NR 40 .

(b) Work on the control of invasive plant species.

(c) Nonindustrial private f orest land not heavily infested with invasive plant species.

(d) Nonindustrial private forest land where invasive plant species identified in the application m ay be contained or eradicated.

(e) Long term m anage m ent plan use or develop m ent.

(f) A W MA includes m ore than the land owned by one person participating.

(3)   Application and approval.

(a) The application deadline is April 1 unless otherwise provided on the application form and is contingent upon availability of funds. State funds for this program other than those provided through s. 20.370 (5) (av) , Stats., federal funds awarded pursuant to a federal grant agree m ent and nonprofit funds awarded pursuant to a nonprofit organization grant agree m ent m ay speci f y other application deadlines. Applications for rapid response practices can be applied for at a n y ti m e.

(b) The depart m ent shall make basic eligibility deter m inations upon receipt of an application, including whether the person participating m eets nonindustrial private forest land ownership criteria and m axi m um acreage criteria. The depart m ent deter m ines the a m ount awarded to each applicant.

(c) A W MG m ay on l y apply once per y ear, except that a W MG m ay apply a n y nu m ber of ti m es per y ear for a rapid response practice.

(d) Annual l y , the depart m ent m ay designate a perc e ntage of the total annual funds for:

1. Rapid response practices.

2. Practices that acco m plish objectives or groups of objectives identified under sub. (2) (a ) .

(e) The depart m ent shall review applications to determine practice eligibilit y , based on all of the following:

1. The practice is needed and feasible.

2. The practice is eligible under this subchapter.

3. The practice cost is deter m ined to be at least $200 or m ore.

(f) Applications will be approved provided grant funds are available. Depart m ent approval of an application shall constitute an agree m ent between the state and the W MG.

(g) Upon approval of a practice, the landowner shall be notified in writing by the depart m ent or its agent.

(h) Grant awards will be deter m ined by the depart m ent based on eligibili t y and availabili t y of funds.

(i) The depart m ent shall deter m ine the award date upon approval.

CR 12-029 : cr. Register June 2013 No. 690 , eff. 7-1-13.

Note

Applications can be obtained from the department of natural resources Forestry Invasive Plant Coordinato r , P.O. 7921, Madison, W I 53707-7921 and online at http://dnr.wi.gov/ . Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1