Contact: Mary Juhl; (651)-215-9008
ST. PAUL, Minn. —The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR) has selected six organizations to receive $1.07 million in Clean Water Funds through the Clean Water Legacy Partners Grant Program. The program seeks to protect, enhance and restore water quality throughout the state. Tribal Governments, nongovernmental organizations and watershed districts were eligible for grant funding.
“This program has helped expand the reach of Minnesota’s Clean Water Fund by offering grants to Tribal Governments and nongovernmental organizations,” said BWSR Executive Director John Jaschke. “We hope this latest round of funding will help fill gaps in Minnesota’s conservation delivery system and support water quality improvement efforts in communities across the state.”
Awarded applicants:
- Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
- Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (2 awards)
- Lower Phalen Creek
- Red Lake Nation
- Upper Red Lake Area Association
- Upper Sioux Community
Twenty-three organizations applied during a Request for Proposals (RFP) that opened May 5 and closed Aug. 5. BWSR is planning to open another RFP early next year.
About the Minnesota Clean Water Fund: Minnesota voters approved the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment in 2008 in part to protect, enhance, and restore habitat, lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater. The Clean Water Fund receives 33% of the sales tax revenue generated by the Legacy Amendment. More information about the Clean Water Fund is available here.