The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture is accepting applications for 2023 Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grants through September 16. These grants are awarded to producer-led groups to help support and advance farmer participation in local watershed conservation efforts.
DATCP will award up to $1 million in Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grants in 2023. Eligible groups can receive up to $40,000. The grants aim to help farmers find and promote conservation solutions best suited for their watershed, based on topography, soil, types of operations, and other factors that differ among regions of the state.
Applicants must be groups of at least five farmers whose farms are in the same watershed. Each farm must have produced at least $6,000 in gross farm revenue last year, or $18,000 over the past three years. Each group must partner with a county land conservation department, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, or a nonprofit conservation organization. New and established groups are eligible to apply.
For more information, contact DATCP Producer-Led Watershed Manager Dana Christel at 608-640-7270.
Categories: Wisconsin, Sustainable Agriculture