Grants & funding in Wisconsin

PFAS Sampling Grant

PFAS Sampling Program Overview On April 6, 2026, Act 200 and Act 201 were enacted. The purposes of Acts 200 and 201 are to address PFAS contamination in Wiscons...

ARPA Well Abandonment

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) Well Abandonment Grant Effective Immediately: Funding for the AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) Well Abandonment Grant Pro...

Angler Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation (R3) Grants

Angler Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation Grant Program Grant Notice: In response to feedback from grant program participants, DNR is revising the structur...

Rail Infrastructure Maintenance

Preserving and maintaining the state’s railways The Rail Infrastructure Maintenance Tax Credit was created in 2026 to incentivize rehabilitating or maintaining...

Rail Infrastructure Modernization

Renewing the state’s railways The Rail Infrastructure Modernization Tax Credit was created in 2026 to incentivize modernizing rail infrastructure or reactivatin...

County Forest Variable Acreage Share Loan

County Forest Variable Acreage Share Loan Counties with lands enrolled in the County Forest Law are eligible to apply for interest free loans to be used for the...

County Forest Project Loan

County Forest Project Loan Counties with lands enrolled in the County Forest Law are eligible to apply for interest free loans to be used for meritorious and ec...

Clean Water Fund Program (CWFP)

Environmental Loans Clean Water Fund Program and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Loan Capacity Update Due to continued high demand for financial assistance, lo...

Spongy Moth Suppression Program

Wisconsin Wetland Conservation Trust in Lieu Fee Mitigation Program (WWCT)

WWCT How to apply Wisconsin Wetland Conservation Trust — Restore The current Request for Proposal (RFP) is open on June 1, 2026, with a deadline on July 31, 202...

Wisconsin Wetland Conservation Trust in Lieu Fee Mitigation Program (WWCT)

Wisconsin Wetland Conservation Trust Learn about the DNR In-Lieu Fee Wetland Mitigation Program. Explore ILF mitigation projects. Restore wetlands by applying f...

Wisconsin Habitat Partnership Fund

Wisconsin Habitat Partnership Fund The DNR is currently not accepting new applications for this program. The WHPF program is suspended until a more efficient fu...

Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM)

Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM) The Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM) program provides funding to address specific brownfields sites where potential or known...

Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program

Wildlife Damage Abatement and Claims Program Wisconsin has a program that assists farmers when wildlife damages their agricultural crops. The Wildlife Damage Ab...

Well Compensation

Well Compensation Grant Program The well compensation grant program provides funding to eligible landowners or renters to replace, reconstruct or treat contamin...

Well Abandonment

Well Abandonment Grants The well abandonment grant program provides funding assistance to properly fill and seal abandoned or unused private wells. Who can appl...

Weed Management Area - Private Forest Grant Program (WMA-PFGP)

Weed Management Area Private Forest Grant Program (WMA-PFGP) Application deadline has been extended to April 13, 2026. The WMA-PFGP assists eligible weed manage...

Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) Trails

Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) Trail Aids and tribes can apply for funds to maintenance of trails, minor signing. This is a companion program to the ATV Trail Ai...

Urban Wildlife Damage/Abatement Control

Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control Grant Newborn fawn concealed by foliage. Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control (UWDAC) grants help urban areas...

Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water Management Grants

Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water Management Grant Program The Urban Nonpoint Source & Storm Water (UNPS&SW) Management Grant Program offers competitive grant...

Urban Forestry

Urban Forestry Grants The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offers urban forestry grants to and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in or conducting proje...

Targeted Runoff Management Grants

Targeted Runoff Management Grant Program The Targeted Runoff Management (TRM) Grant Program offers competitive grants for local governments for the control of p...

Summer Tribal Youth Program

Summer Tribal Youth Program Matching funds are available to Wisconsin tribes for the development of a summer program that provides tribal youth (ages 13-19) wit...

Stamp Funds - Wild Turkey, Pheasant and Waterfowl

Wildlife stamp design contest For many years, Wisconsin's wild turkey, pheasant and waterfowl stamp programs have provided opportunities for wildlife and habita...

Sport Fish Restoration (SFR) - Fishing Piers

Sport Fish Restoration - Fishing Pier (SFR-FP) These grants may be used to construct fishing piers that are primarily designed to provide public access for shor...