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)