Grants
DNR Grant Program Information
State Boat & Water Safety Grant to Counties
Project Manager: County Sheriff
Type: Legislatively-directed appropriation
Agreement: 2023 LqP DNR Annual Boat & Water Safety Grant
Purpose: Preventing or reducing boating accidents & drowning and making Minnesota’s waters safe & enjoyable. This includes boating law enforcement, aids to navigation, response to & investigation of boating accidents/drowning, search, rescue, & recovery operations, permitting of events & temp. structures and rental boat inspections.
• 2023-24 Allocation: $1020
• Grant Period: July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
• Amount Expended and Invoiced as of 5/01/2023: $0.00
ATV Grant (OHV)
Project Manager: County Sheriff
Type: Legislatively-directed appropriation
Purpose:
• Staff time to participate in OHV/ATV activities, including attendance at training classes, also holding local safety training education programs for local participants;
• Training of staff working to enforce any OHV related law, rule or regulation;
• Purchase of ATV's for use in patrolling;
• ATV maintenance, fuel and enforcement related costs;
• Trailers, trailer maintenance and repaire;
• Helmets and other related protrective gear;
• Purchase other equipment dedicated solely to off highway vehicle enforcement.
Budget:
• Allocated:$8,468.00 ($4,234 per year)
• Grant Period:July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021 (FY20 and FY21)
• Amount Expended and Invoiced as of 09/30/21: $8,139.57 (FY20: $4,234, FY21: $3,905.57)
Snowmobile Safety Enforcement Grant Program
Project Manager: County Sheriff
Type: Legislatively-directed appropriation
Purpose: Preventing or reducing boating accidents & drowning and making Minnesota’s waters safe & enjoyable. This includes boating law enforcement, aids to navigation, response to & investigation of boating accidents/drowning, search, rescue, & recovery operations, permitting of events & temp. structures and rental boat inspections.
• Allocated: $3,607.00
• Grant Period: July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021
• Amount Expended and Invoiced as of 09/30/21: $3,607.000 (FY21)